Abraham Klausner

Chaplain, Author

1915 – 2007

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Who was Abraham Klausner?

Abraham Judah Klausner was a Reform rabbi and United States Army captain and chaplain who became a “father figure” for the more than 30,000 emaciated survivors found at Dachau Concentration Camp, 10 miles northwest of Munich, shortly after it was liberated on April 29, 1945. He also cared for thousands more left homeless in camps as the victorious Allied Forces determined where they should go.

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Born
1915
Memphis
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Harvard University
  • University of Denver
  • Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion
Lived in
  • Memphis
  • Santa Fe
Died
Jun 28, 2007

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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