Edward Nathan Calisch

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American rabbi (1865–1946)

Edward Nathan Calisch (June 23, 1865 in Toledo, Ohio[1] - 1946 in Richmond, Virginia) was an American Reform rabbi. He studied at the University of Cincinnati and was ordained after graduating from Hebrew Union College.

In 1887, Calisch accepted a pulpit in Peoria, Illinois. In 1891, he became rabbi of Congregation Beth Ahabah in Richmond. In 1893, Calisch's congregation felt the need for a more modern prayer ritual. They authorized Calisch to revise a prayer book. It was the first Hebrew book printed in Richmond.

In 1908, Calisch earned a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia.

In 1915 Calisch gave a speech in support of women's suffrage from the steps of the state capitol.[2]

He was an executive member of the American Jewish Committee, the Jewish Welfare Board, the Joint Distribution Committee and the Virginia War History Commission.

In 1945, Calisch retired.

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1. ^ CALISCH, Edward N., in Who's Who in America (1926 edition); p. 402
2. ^ Tarter, Brent (2021). "'Why Should Not Women Vote?' – Virginia Men Who Supported Woman Suffrage". The UnCommonwealth: Voices from the Library of Virginia. Archived from the original on 2021-04-21.

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* Goldman, Yosef. Hebrew Printing in America, 1735-1926, A History and Annotated Bibliography (YGBooks 2006). ISBN 1-59975-685-4.

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