Werner van der Zyl
Rabbi Dr Werner van der Zyl | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 11 September 1902 Schwerte, Germany |
| Died | 10 April 1984 (aged 81) Palma, Majorca, Spain |
| Nationality | German until 1939; British |
| Spouse | Anneliese (Less) |
| Children | 1 daughter: Nikki |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Reform Judaism |
| Position | Director of Studies |
| Organisation | Leo Baeck College |
| Began | 1956 |
| Ended | 1968 |
| Buried | Hoop Lane Jewish Cemetery, Golders Green |
| Semikhah | Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums, Berlin |
Werner van der Zyl | |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Position | Senior Rabbi |
| Synagogue | West London Synagogue |
| Began | 1958 |
| Ended | 1968 |
Werner van der Zyl | |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Position | Minister |
| Synagogue | North Western Reform Synagogue, London |
| Began | 1943 |
| Ended | 1958 |
Werner van der Zyl | |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Position | Rabbi |
| Synagogue | New Synagogue, Berlin |
| Began | 1935 |
| Ended | 1938/9 |
Werner van der Zyl | |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Position | Rabbi |
| Synagogue | Rykestrasse Synagogue, Berlin |
| Began | 1932 |
| Ended | 1935 |
Werner van der Zyl (11 September 1902 – 10 April 1984) was a rabbi in Berlin and in London, where he came in 1939 as a refugee rabbi from Germany. He was the prime mover and first director of studies of the Jewish Theological College of London. The college was inaugurated in 1956 and was renamed Leo Baeck College shortly afterwards at his suggestion.