William Wolff
William Wolff | |
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Personal | |
Born | Wilhelm Wolff 13 February 1927 |
Died | 8 July 2020 | (aged 93)
Religion | Judaism |
Occupation | former Rabbi of West London Synagogue |
Synagogue | West London Synagogue |
William Wolff (born Wilhelm Wolff; 13 February 1927 – 8 July 2020), also known as Willy Wolff, was a German-British journalist and rabbi.
Life
Wolff was born in
After studies, including economics, Wolff became a journalist. He worked as a department head at the Daily Mirror. Wolff was initially responsible for domestic policy, but then switched to foreign policy with the special topic of Britain's accession to the European Economic Community. He was responsible for company news for four years. In Germany, he also appeared in the early 1970s on the television program. [1]
From 1979
In April 2016, the documentary Rabbi Wolff by director Britta Wauer was released in German cinemas. It was one of the three most successful German documentaries in 2016.[5]
On 12 June 2017, he was awarded "Honorary Citizenship of the City of Rostock" in recognition of his extraordinary and lasting services to the Jewish community of Rostock, the interreligious dialogue and the common good of the citizens of the Hanseatic City of Rostock.[6]
Wolff died on 8 July 2020 at the age of 93 in London.
References
- ^ Axel Seitz (13 February 2017). "Geburtstag: "Ein Mann voller Witz und Weisheit"". juedische-allgemeine.de.
Manfred Riepe (20 July 2018). "Die Leichtigkeit des Seins: Vor-sicht: "Rabbi Wolff", Dokumentarfilm". epd.de. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. - ^ Christine Heuer (29 November 2018). "William Wolff über Emigration und Religion – Heimat "bedeutet, wo man hingehört": William Wolff im Gespräch". Deutschlandfunk-Sendung "Zeitzeugen im Gespräch". auch als mp3-Audio; 39,7 MB; 43:25 Minuten
- ^ "Landesrabbiner Wolff zum Ehrenbürger Schwerins ernannt". Mecklenburg-vorpommern.eu. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014.
- ^ Christian Koepke (27 March 2015). "William Wolff: Landesrabbiner wechselt ins Ehrenamt". SVZ.de.
"Deutschlands ältester Rabbi geht in Rente". Welt.de. 16 March 2015. - ^ "Rabbi Wolff: Ein Gentleman".
- ^ "Hansestadt Rostock: Verleihung des Ehrenbürgerrechts an Dr. William Wolff". Focus Online. 12 June 2017. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018.
- NDR 1 Radio MV.
- Jewish Chronicle. Accessed 2020-08-01.