Wax, James A. (James Aaron), 1912-1989

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Senior rabbi (1954-1978), Rabbi Emeritus, civic leader, and social reformer, of Memphis, Tenn.; b. in St. Louis, Mo.; earlier served congregations at Glencoe, Ill., and St. Louis Mo.; moved to Memphis in 1946 when called to be associate rabbi of Temple Israel.

From the description of Rabbi James A. Wax collection, 1922-1989. (Memphis Public Library & Information Center). WorldCat record id: 70977792

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creatorOf Wax, James A. (James Aaron), 1912-1989. Rabbi James A. Wax collection, 1922-1989. Memphis Public Library & Information Center, Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
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associatedWith Brewster, W. Herbert (William Herbert), 1897- person
correspondedWith Clement, Frank Goad person
associatedWith Dozier, Carroll T., d. 1985. person
correspondedWith Dunn, Winfield, 1927- person
correspondedWith Durick, Joseph A. (Joseph Aloysius), 1914-1994 person
correspondedWith Gore, Albert, 1907-1998 person
associatedWith Hebrew Union College. corporateBody
associatedWith Jones, Paul Tudor, 1909- person
associatedWith King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 person
associatedWith Memphis Committee on Community Relations (Memphis, Tenn.) corporateBody
associatedWith Memphis Mental Health Society (Memphis, Tenn.) corporateBody
associatedWith Memphis Ministers' Association (Memphis, Tenn.) corporateBody
associatedWith Memphis Program of Progress (Memphis, Tenn.) corporateBody
associatedWith Memphis Theological Seminary. corporateBody
associatedWith Memphis Urban League (Memphis, Tenn.) corporateBody
associatedWith National Conference of Christians and Jews. corporateBody
associatedWith Stafford, James Francis, 1932- person
associatedWith Temple Israel (Memphis, Tenn.) corporateBody
associatedWith Tennessee. Dept. of Mental Health. corporateBody
associatedWith Tennessee. Dept. of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. corporateBody
associatedWith Wingfield, Marshall, b. 1893. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Glencoe (Ill.)
Saint Louis (Mo.)
Tennessee--Memphis
Memphis (Tenn.)
Tennessee
Subject
African Americans
Civil rights
Judaism
Mental health services
Rabbis
Rabbis
Race discrimination
Religious institutions
Religious leaders
Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968
Social advocacy
Occupation
Civic leaders
Rabbis
Social reformers
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Birth 1912

Death 1989

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