Louis Jacobs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louis Jacobs

founder of Masorti (Conservative) Judaism

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1920

Place of Birth: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Jul-2006

Profession: rabbi, theologian

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Louis Jacobs CBE (17 July 1920 – 1 July 2006) was the founder of Masorti (Conservative) Judaism in the United Kingdom, and a leading writer and theologian.
He was also the focus of what has become known as "The Jacobs Affair" that took place in the British Jewish community in the early 1960s.