Louis Ginzberg | |
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![]() Louis Ginzberg in 1921 | |
Personal life | |
Born | |
Died | November 11, 1953 New York City, United States | (aged 79)
Children | Eli Ginzberg |
Religious life | |
Religion | Judaism |
Denomination | Conservative |
Louis Ginzberg (Hebrew: לוי גינצבורג, Levy Gintzburg; Russian: Леви Гинцберг, Levy Ginzberg; November 28, 1873 – November 11, 1953) was a Russian-born American rabbi and Talmudic scholar of Lithuanian-Jewish descent, contributing editor to numerous articles of The Jewish Encyclopedia (1906), and leading figure in the Conservative movement of Judaism during the early 20th century.