Person

Adler, Morris

1906–1966

Adler, Morris, 1906-1966; emigrated to the U.S. in 1912; Conservative rabbi who served in Detroit, Mich., and was also a World War II chaplain. [Andere Quelle: Rabbi Morris Adler, the son of a rabbi, was born in Russia and came to the United States as a boy in 1913. He served in Buffalo and then in 1938, accepted the pulpit of Shaare Zedek in Detroit. Except for a stint in the US Army in WWII, Adler stayed with Shaare Zedek for the rest of his life. During his tenure, the congregation grew to one of the largest in the world. Adler was a good friend of Walter Reuther, and as a chairman of the Public Review Board of the United Auto Workers. In 1966, Adler was killed during Sabbath service in his synagogue by a mentally ill youth]