Louis Jacobs (17 July 1920, Manchester – 1 July 2006, London) was the founder of Masorti Judaism (also known as Conservative Judaism) in the United Kingdom, and a leading writer and theologian. He was also the focus of what has become known as "The Jacobs Affair" that took place in the British Jewish community in the early 1960s.
Read more about Louis Jacobs: Early Career, We Have Reason To Believe, The "Jacobs Affair", The New London Synagogue, Selected Publications, Louis Jacobs Online
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