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Wentworth Arthur Matthew (June 23, 1892〔 〕〔 〕—December 1973),〔 〕 a West Indian immigrant to New York City, was the founder in 1919 of the Commandment Keepers of the Living God, a Black Hebrew congregation.〔〔''The Manhattan African-American History and Culture Guide,'' Museum of the City of New York〕 It was influenced by the pan-Africanism and black nationalism of Marcus Garvey from Jamaica. Matthew developed his congregation along Jewish lines of observance and the theory that they were returning to Judaism as the true Hebrews. He incorporated in 1930 and moved the congregation to Brooklyn. There he founded the Israelite Rabbinical Academy, teaching and ordaining African-American rabbis. His theory of Black Hebrews was generally not accepted in that period by European-American Jews of the Orthodox and Conservative communities. According to Matthew, he was born in Lagos, Nigeria. Other sources, including his own records, say he was born in St. Kitts, British West Indies.〔(Zev Chafets, "Obama’s Rabbi )," ''The New York Times'', April 5, 2009.〕 He and his family became naturalized United States citizens. ==Early life and education== Wentworth Arthur Matthew was born in 1892 on Saint Kitts, British West Indies. He married his wife Florence (August 29, 1893〔—July 1980),〔 who was also from the British West Indies. They had at least four children together, recorded as follows in their 1927 naturalization records in the United States: *Arthur (July 12, 1917〔 —June 1987)〔 *Florence, born March 25, 1920〔 *Samuel E. (February 20, 1923〔—June 1987)〔 *Joseph, born August 24, 1926〔 In later years, Matthew sometimes said that he came from Lagos, Nigeria. But, in his 1927 petition for naturalization, Matthew lists his place of birth as Spooner's Village, British West Indies.〔 When he registered in 1942 with the US Selective Service during World War II, he listed his place of birth as St. Christopher, British West Indies.〔 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「Wentworth Arthur Matthew」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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