Mielziner, Moses

Mielziner, Moses

(1828–1903) rabbi, scholar; born in Schubin, Germany. He came to the U.S.A. in 1865 to be a rabbi in New York. He taught the Talmud at Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati (1879–1903), and became its president (1900–03). He wrote widely on behalf of the Reform movement, including his Introduction to the Talmud and Slavery among the Ancient Hebrews.