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David B. Hollander (1913–2009) was an American Rabbi, and president of The Rabbinical Council of America from 1954–1956, and at the time of his death, was the longest active Rabbi in America.〔(Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe, "Oldest Active Pulpit Rabbi Tells All" )〕 ==Biography== Rabbi Hollander was born in Hungary in 1913 to Rabbi Jonathan Benjamin and Rachel Hollander.〔(Hamodia, obituary. )〕 At age 9, he and his family, immigrated to NY. He received his Rabbinic ordination and law degree from Yeshiva Rabbeinu Yitzchok Elchonon (Yeshiva University).〔 In 1943 he was elected Rabbi of Mount Eden Jewish Center in The Bronx, and remained the Rabbi until its closing in 1980. When the synagogue closed he forfeited months of back-pay so the building would not be sold to a church. The building was demolished in 2005 and a new apartment building constructed in its place in 2006 (source: Save Our Synagogues.org) He was vice president of The Rabbinical Council of America, and in 1954 he was elected president.〔 He considered retiring when the Mount Eden Jewish Center closed, however, he was persuaded to continue in the rabbinate by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who told him "I am older than you are, and I am taking on additional burdens. By what right do you retire?"〔 With the help of Rabbi Paul M. Fleischman, he became the rabbi of the Hebrew Alliance of Brighton Beach synagogue at 2915 Brighton 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY.〔(Shalom New York Photo: "Rabbi Shmuel Butman, Rabbi David Hollander (OBM), Rabbi Hershel Okonov" ) 〕 In 2003, he became the oldest active pulpit rabbi and continued in that capacity until his death six years later.〔(Chabad News, obituary. )〕〔(Lubavitch.com obituary. )〕 He was a columnist for many decades, writing both in Yiddish in The Algemeiner Journal and in English In The Jewish Press. He was also a widely quoted, albeit sometimes controversial, speaker.〔(New York Times, "Rabbi Group is Preparing to Denounce Non-Orthodox" by Gustav Niebuhr )〕 He did not leave behind any children. His wife of 61 years, Mrs. Fay Hollander,〔http://matzav.com/rebbetzin-faige-fay-hollander-ah〕 died a little over a year after him. He was survived by a brother in Israel. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Hollander (rabbi)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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