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Edgar Magnin
Mae Magnin Brussell
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Edgar Magnin (July 1, 1890 – July 17, 1984) was rabbi and spiritual leader of

Los Angeles, California. Magnin served at the temple for 69 years and was considered one of the most prominent Jewish leaders in the United States,[1] sometimes called the "Rabbi to the Stars" because of his close connections to the Hollywood film industry.[2]

Early life

Edgar Fogel Magnin was born on July 1, 1890, in

Hebrew Union College
in 1914.

Career

Magnin became the rabbi of Congregation B'nai B'rith in

Los Angeles, California in 1915.[3] After becoming senior rabbi of the oldest Jewish congregation in Los Angeles in 1919, he distinguished his sixty-nine-year tenure at Wilshire Boulevard Temple through close ties with the motion picture and television industry.[3]

Magnin was in charge of the temple during the construction and opening of its Wilshire Center building, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building is known for its distinctive stained glass windows and its immense Byzantine revival dome. It is also known for Magnin's decision to include biblically-themed figurative murals, now known as the Warner Murals; these were highly unusual, given Judaism's traditional avoidance of figurative synagogue art.[5][6]

Magnin was active in Los Angeles civic affairs and in interfaith dialogue.

Richard M. Nixon and Ronald Reagan, and served on more than 20 executive boards and advisory councils.[3][4]

Personal life

He was married to Evelyn Magnin.[3] They had a son and a daughter, radio host and conspiracy theorist Mae Brussell.[3][7] They resided in Beverly Hills, California.[4]

Death

Magnin died on July 17, 1984, in Beverly Hills, California.[4] He is buried at the Home of Peace Cemetery in East Los Angeles, California.

References

  1. ^ Gary Libman, "Synagogue Looks Back on 125 Years" Los Angeles Times, December 17, 1987.
  2. ISBN 0-517-56808-X
    . p. 266.
  3. ^ a b c d e f AP, RABBI EDGAR F. MAGNIN, The New York Times,
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Vernon Scott, Edgar Magnin Obituary, UPI Hollywood Reporter, July 18, 1984
  5. ^ Tanja M. Laden, "Wilshire Boulevard Temple's Revolutionary Murals Get a Facelift", The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, March 7, 2012.
  6. ^ "Mural History", Journey Through the Wilshire Boulevard Temple Murals, Wilshire Boulevard Temple, 2013.
  7. ^ 'Rabbi To Deliver Sunday Sermon', The Stanford Daily, Volume 99a, Issue 8, 17 July 1941 [1]

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