Description: Albert Vorspan (1924-2019) was an American author and long-time leader of Reform Judaism. He was director emeritus of the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism, and served as senior vice president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the predecessor organization of the Union of Reform Judaism, at the time of his retirement in 1993.Offered here is a signed "AL" typed letter, Jan. 22, 1959, 1p., to Rabbi Fred Solomon, Temple Beth Israel, Havana, Cuba. Also included is an unsigned copy of Rabbi Solomon's letter to Albert Vorspan about the Revolution in Cuba article Solomon was to write. Both are in very good condition. From the estate papers of Frederick Solomon.Vorspan was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He fought in the US Navy during World War II.In 1964, Vorspan was arrested and jailed with a group of Reform rabbis who at the request of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. joined in the civil rights protests in St. Augustine, Florida.Union for Reform Judaism senior adviser Rabbi David Saperstein called Vorspan "one of the g’dolei hador, or 'great ones', of Jewish social justice work."[4] URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs described Vorspan as "one of the towering giants of Jewish social justice.
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