Erwin Schild | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | March 9, 1920 |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Conservative |
| Position | Rabbi |
| Synagogue | Adath Israel Congregation |
| Began | 1947 |
| Ended | 1989 |
Erwin Schild, CM (born March 9, 1920) is a Canadian Conservative rabbi and author.
Biography
Born in Cologne, Germany, a Holocaust survivor of the Dachau concentration camp,[1] he is the author of World Through My Window (ISBN 0-9696226-0-0) and his autobiography The very narrow bridge: a memoir of an uncertain passage (ISBN 0-9696226-1-9). In September 1947, he became the Rabbi of Adath Israel Congregation in Toronto, Ontario and was appointed Rabbi Emeritus upon his retirement in 1989.[2]
In 2001, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honour, for "improving dialogue between the Christian and Jewish faiths, promoting harmony at home and abroad".[3] In 2000, he was awarded the Officer's Cross (Offizierkreuz) of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.[4]
References
- ^ "Rabbi Erwin Schild engages in interfaith dialogue". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.
- ^ "Our History". Adath Israel Congregation. Archived from the original on 2006-05-04.
- ^ Order of Canada citation
- ^ "AWARDS TO CANADIANS". Canada Gazette. Archived from the original on 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2010-04-19.