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American Rabbi Isaac M Wise/Hebrew Union College anniversary Judaica medal, 1945

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American Rabbi Isaac M Wise/Hebrew Union College anniversary Judaica medal, 1945
US: Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise / Hebrew Union College 70th Anniv. bronze medal, 1945; not marker-marked; 63mm, 88.35g. obverse: College & leg "HUC | Three Score and Ten" (ref. 46 years since Wise's passing away) & commem. dates 1875 - 1945 + Hebrew legend "Source of Living Waters" at base. reverse: right bust of Rabbi Wise + name & "Founder". Wise (1819-1900) emigrated to US to lead a Reform Jewish congregation; wrote first widely accepted "Minhag America" prayer book; founded Hebrew Union College as a theological seminary & Central Conference of American Rabbis. In AU-UNC, with surface scratch/metal imperfection on obverse


Product Tags: America,American Exonumia, Medals, Medallions & Tokens, Jewish Personalities and Judaic Tokens & Medals from United States and from 20th Century, 1940s which are Hebrew on/in non-Israeli object, Object Related Specifically to a Personality or Key Event,