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Levi Olan Levi Arthur Olan (March 22, 1903 – October 17, 1984) was an American Reform Jewish rabbi , liberal social activist, author, and professor. Born in Ukraine in 1903, he grew up in Rochester, New York and was ordained at Hebrew Union College in 1929. He served as rabbi of Temple Emanuel in Worcester, Massachusetts from 1929 to 1948, and Temple Emanu-El in Dallas, Texas from 1948 to his retirement in 1970. Olan was one of the most prominent liberal voices in Dallas , which was a predominantly conservative city. His views on poverty, war, civil rights , civil liberties and other topics were disseminated largely through his popular program on WFAA radio, and earned him the moniker, “the conscience of Dallas.” He also had a longstanding visiting professorship at Southern Methodist University and published numerous works on Judaism, process theology , and contemporary social issues.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
From 1949 to 1970 he was Rabbi of Temple Emanu-El of Dallas , Texas . Prior to that, from 1929 to 1948, he was Rabbi of Temple Emanuel in Worcester, Massachusetts . "Olan, Levi Arthur" in Handbook of Texas Online (link [1] ).
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Levi Olan Levi Arthur Olan (March 22, 1903 – October 17, 1984) was an American Reform Jewish rabbi , liberal social activist, author, and teacher.Born in Ukraine in 1903, he grew up in Rochester, New York and was ordained at Hebrew Union College in 1929.He served as rabbi of Temple Emanuel in Worcester, Massachusetts from 1929 to 1948, and Temple Emanu-El in Dallas, Texas from 1948 to his retirement in 1970.Olan was one of the most prominent liberal voices in Dallas , which was a predominantly conservative city.His views on poverty, war, civil rights , civil liberties and other topics were disseminated largely through his popular program on WFAA radio, and earned him the moniker, “the conscience of Dallas.” He also had a longstanding visiting professorship at Southern Methodist University and published numerous works on Judaism, process theology , and contemporary social issues.
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Levi Olan Levi Arthur Olan (March 22, 1903 – October 17, 1984) was an American Reform Jewish rabbi , liberal social activist, author, and professor. Born in Ukraine in 1903, he grew up in Rochester, New York and was ordained at Hebrew Union College in 1929. He served as rabbi of Temple Emanuel in Worcester, Massachusetts from 1929 to 1948, and Temple Emanu-El in Dallas, Texas from 1948 to his retirement in 1970. Olan was one of the most prominent liberal voices in Dallas , which was a predominantly conservative city. His views on poverty, war, civil rights , civil liberties and other topics were disseminated largely through his popular program on WFAA radio, and earned him the moniker, “the conscience of Dallas.” He also had a longstanding visiting professorship at Southern Methodist University and published numerous works on Judaism, process theology , and contemporary social issues.
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american reform jewish rabbi
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