Today’s Jewish Birthday: Nelson Glueck

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Nelson Glueck, 1956 (Photo: Wikipedia)

Nelson Glueck (June 4, 1900 – February 12, 1971) was an American rabbi, academic and archaeologist. He served as president of Hebrew Union College from 1947 until his death, and his pioneering work in biblical archaeology resulted in the discovery of 1,500 ancient sites.

Nelson Glueck was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Lithuanian Jewish parents.

He died in Cincinnati in 1971, after announcing plans to step down from the HUC presidency and four months after his final trip to Israel. He was succeeded as president of HUC by Rabbi Alfred Gottschalk.

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