Rabbi Grollman served United Hebrew Congregation, St. Louis, Missouri as senior rabbi for over 32 years (1958-1990) and he is listed along with other rabbis who served St. Louis congregations. You can find the full list at SAINT LOUIS RABBIS.
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Rabbi Grollman was a 2nd cousin to St. Louis Rabbi Bernard Lipnick
Rabbi Grollman was 86 at the time of his death.
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OBITUARY
Rabbi Jerome W. Grollman
Grollman, Rabbi Jerome W. August 9, 2008. Beloved husband of Dolores Moss Grollman; dear father and father-in-law of the late Sara Grollman, Alan (Sue) Grollman and Lisa (Robert Ziemer) Grollman, Barbara Moss, Bette (Julian) Hess, Patricia Moss and James Moss; dear brother and brother-in-law of Rabbi Earl (Netta) Grollman; dear grandfather of Matthew and Scott Grollman, Lauren and Martha Ziemer, Julie and Jennifer Hess; our dear brother-in-law, uncle, cousin, Rabbi and teacher.Services: Funeral service Wednesday, August 13th, 11:30 a.m. at United Hebrew Temple, 13788 Conway Road at Woodsmill. Visitation Wednesday 10:00 a.m. at United Hebrew Temple. Private interment. Memorial contributions preferred to United Hebrew Congregation. BERGER MEMORIAL SERVICE.
Published in St. Louis Post-Dispatch from August 11 to August 14, 2008.
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RABBI GROLLMAN'S HISTORY:
Born and reared in Baltimore, Jerome W. Grollman earned a bachelor's degree in 1942 from the University of Maryland, followed by a master's in Hebrew letters from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, where he was ordained. He came to United Hebrew Congregation in 1948 as assistant to Rabbi Samuel Thurman and was named associate rabbi in 1951. In 1958 Rabbi Grollman began his 32-year tenure as spiritual leader of United Hebrew. He retired and became rabbi emeritus in 1990 when Rabbi Howard Kaplansky was appointed senior rabbi.
Rabbi Grollman married Elaine Braff in 1954. They later divorced, and in 1979, he married Dolores Moss of St. Louis. A leader in the civil rights movement, Rabbi Grollman and members of UH hosted Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on November 27, 1960. Rabbi Grollman recalled in a 1995 interview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that "the Liberal Forum of the Jewish Community Centers Association started a program to bring in speakers. They decided they wanted to bring Martin Luther King to St. Louis and they wanted to have a venue of a synagogue or temple. They approached other congregations, but they were turned down. So, they came to me." Dr. King had recently ended his famous incarceration in Birmingham Jail when he arrived at United Hebrew (then located at 225 South Skinker Boulevard). According to the Post-Dispatch interview, Rabbi Grollman ushered him into his study and planted him in a maroon recliner, where he quickly fell asleep. Dr. King later gave a passionate speech to a standing-room-only audience of 2,300. Rabbi Grollman never parted with that chair.
In 1963, Rabbi Grollman joined Dr. King in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and again in 1965 in the Selma to Montgomery (Ala.) March. "I remember that as our bus was going back to the airport so we could fly back to St. Louis, the streets were lined with African-Americans mouthing the words, ‘Thank You,'" Rabbi Grollman told the Post- Dispatch about his experience in Montgomery. "To this day, it touches me deeply. It causes me to weep somewhat."
Rabbi Grollman served as president of the St. Louis Rabbinical Association for four terms and was the first president of the Association of Reform Rabbis in St. Louis. He was the first Reform rabbi in St. Louis to wear a kippah during services, a practice that was met with much criticism at the time but has since become a common practice among Reform rabbis in the community.
Rabbi Grollman pushed for the growth of the Hebrew school at United Hebrew and oversaw a dramatic rise from 20 students to 350 in his first 12 years with the congregation. He also increased the use of Hebrew in religious services and brought St. Louis' first Reform Cantor, Murray Hochberg, to UH.
Many longtime members of United Hebrew will attest to Rabbi Grollman's extraordinary gift for public speaking. He expressed strong convictions and supported his political and social commentary with references to the Torah and other religious texts. Although on occasion divisive, Rabbi Grollman's sermons were nonetheless flavorful and thought-provoking. Many were the congregants who left the Temple commenting, "I may not always agree with him, but I admire the way he says it." "He was a passionate civil rights advocate and participated in so many efforts," noted Rabbi Emeritus of B'nai Amoona Bernard Lipnick, Rabbi Grollman's second cousin. "He was very courageous and a disciplined person. He took positions that were not popular with all. He held everyone to an ethical and moral standard. He believed in the quality and justice of life. He was not one to sit back."
In addition to sitting on myriad boards and committees throughout his career, Rabbi Grollman served as visiting professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and was a
faculty member at Eden Theological Seminary. In 2007, Rabbi Grollman received the Rabbi Heschel-Dr. Martin Luther King award for his work with the civil rights movement. And in June 2008, the St. Louis Chapter of the American Jewish Congress presented Rabbi Grollman with its Democracy in Action ward for his years of community service, his civil rights work and his high moral principles. Due to illness, Rabbi Grollman was unable to attend the event where his stepson, Jim Moss, and Rabbi Lipnick accepted the award on his behalf. Rabbi Grollman died Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008 from complication of renal disease. He was 86.
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The rabbi featured on this Find A Grave page is one of many included in a "Virtual Cemetery" of rabbis who've passed but who served on St. Louis pulpits during their rabbinate. The complete "Virtual Cemetery" list can be found at SAINT LOUIS RABBIS . Questions about this "Virtual Cemetery" project may be directed to:
Steven Weinreich
Email: [email protected]
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Rabbi Grollman was a 2nd cousin to St. Louis Rabbi Bernard Lipnick
Rabbi Grollman was 86 at the time of his death.
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OBITUARY
Rabbi Jerome W. Grollman
Grollman, Rabbi Jerome W. August 9, 2008. Beloved husband of Dolores Moss Grollman; dear father and father-in-law of the late Sara Grollman, Alan (Sue) Grollman and Lisa (Robert Ziemer) Grollman, Barbara Moss, Bette (Julian) Hess, Patricia Moss and James Moss; dear brother and brother-in-law of Rabbi Earl (Netta) Grollman; dear grandfather of Matthew and Scott Grollman, Lauren and Martha Ziemer, Julie and Jennifer Hess; our dear brother-in-law, uncle, cousin, Rabbi and teacher.Services: Funeral service Wednesday, August 13th, 11:30 a.m. at United Hebrew Temple, 13788 Conway Road at Woodsmill. Visitation Wednesday 10:00 a.m. at United Hebrew Temple. Private interment. Memorial contributions preferred to United Hebrew Congregation. BERGER MEMORIAL SERVICE.
Published in St. Louis Post-Dispatch from August 11 to August 14, 2008.
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RABBI GROLLMAN'S HISTORY:
Born and reared in Baltimore, Jerome W. Grollman earned a bachelor's degree in 1942 from the University of Maryland, followed by a master's in Hebrew letters from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, where he was ordained. He came to United Hebrew Congregation in 1948 as assistant to Rabbi Samuel Thurman and was named associate rabbi in 1951. In 1958 Rabbi Grollman began his 32-year tenure as spiritual leader of United Hebrew. He retired and became rabbi emeritus in 1990 when Rabbi Howard Kaplansky was appointed senior rabbi.
Rabbi Grollman married Elaine Braff in 1954. They later divorced, and in 1979, he married Dolores Moss of St. Louis. A leader in the civil rights movement, Rabbi Grollman and members of UH hosted Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on November 27, 1960. Rabbi Grollman recalled in a 1995 interview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that "the Liberal Forum of the Jewish Community Centers Association started a program to bring in speakers. They decided they wanted to bring Martin Luther King to St. Louis and they wanted to have a venue of a synagogue or temple. They approached other congregations, but they were turned down. So, they came to me." Dr. King had recently ended his famous incarceration in Birmingham Jail when he arrived at United Hebrew (then located at 225 South Skinker Boulevard). According to the Post-Dispatch interview, Rabbi Grollman ushered him into his study and planted him in a maroon recliner, where he quickly fell asleep. Dr. King later gave a passionate speech to a standing-room-only audience of 2,300. Rabbi Grollman never parted with that chair.
In 1963, Rabbi Grollman joined Dr. King in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and again in 1965 in the Selma to Montgomery (Ala.) March. "I remember that as our bus was going back to the airport so we could fly back to St. Louis, the streets were lined with African-Americans mouthing the words, ‘Thank You,'" Rabbi Grollman told the Post- Dispatch about his experience in Montgomery. "To this day, it touches me deeply. It causes me to weep somewhat."
Rabbi Grollman served as president of the St. Louis Rabbinical Association for four terms and was the first president of the Association of Reform Rabbis in St. Louis. He was the first Reform rabbi in St. Louis to wear a kippah during services, a practice that was met with much criticism at the time but has since become a common practice among Reform rabbis in the community.
Rabbi Grollman pushed for the growth of the Hebrew school at United Hebrew and oversaw a dramatic rise from 20 students to 350 in his first 12 years with the congregation. He also increased the use of Hebrew in religious services and brought St. Louis' first Reform Cantor, Murray Hochberg, to UH.
Many longtime members of United Hebrew will attest to Rabbi Grollman's extraordinary gift for public speaking. He expressed strong convictions and supported his political and social commentary with references to the Torah and other religious texts. Although on occasion divisive, Rabbi Grollman's sermons were nonetheless flavorful and thought-provoking. Many were the congregants who left the Temple commenting, "I may not always agree with him, but I admire the way he says it." "He was a passionate civil rights advocate and participated in so many efforts," noted Rabbi Emeritus of B'nai Amoona Bernard Lipnick, Rabbi Grollman's second cousin. "He was very courageous and a disciplined person. He took positions that were not popular with all. He held everyone to an ethical and moral standard. He believed in the quality and justice of life. He was not one to sit back."
In addition to sitting on myriad boards and committees throughout his career, Rabbi Grollman served as visiting professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and was a
faculty member at Eden Theological Seminary. In 2007, Rabbi Grollman received the Rabbi Heschel-Dr. Martin Luther King award for his work with the civil rights movement. And in June 2008, the St. Louis Chapter of the American Jewish Congress presented Rabbi Grollman with its Democracy in Action ward for his years of community service, his civil rights work and his high moral principles. Due to illness, Rabbi Grollman was unable to attend the event where his stepson, Jim Moss, and Rabbi Lipnick accepted the award on his behalf. Rabbi Grollman died Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008 from complication of renal disease. He was 86.
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The rabbi featured on this Find A Grave page is one of many included in a "Virtual Cemetery" of rabbis who've passed but who served on St. Louis pulpits during their rabbinate. The complete "Virtual Cemetery" list can be found at SAINT LOUIS RABBIS . Questions about this "Virtual Cemetery" project may be directed to:
Steven Weinreich
Email: [email protected]
Rabbi Grollman served United Hebrew Congregation, St. Louis, Missouri as senior rabbi for over 32 years (1958-1990) and he is listed along with other rabbis who served St. Louis congregations. You can find the full list at SAINT LOUIS RABBIS.
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Rabbi Grollman was a 2nd cousin to St. Louis Rabbi Bernard Lipnick
Rabbi Grollman was 86 at the time of his death.
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OBITUARY
Rabbi Jerome W. Grollman
Grollman, Rabbi Jerome W. August 9, 2008. Beloved husband of Dolores Moss Grollman; dear father and father-in-law of the late Sara Grollman, Alan (Sue) Grollman and Lisa (Robert Ziemer) Grollman, Barbara Moss, Bette (Julian) Hess, Patricia Moss and James Moss; dear brother and brother-in-law of Rabbi Earl (Netta) Grollman; dear grandfather of Matthew and Scott Grollman, Lauren and Martha Ziemer, Julie and Jennifer Hess; our dear brother-in-law, uncle, cousin, Rabbi and teacher.Services: Funeral service Wednesday, August 13th, 11:30 a.m. at United Hebrew Temple, 13788 Conway Road at Woodsmill. Visitation Wednesday 10:00 a.m. at United Hebrew Temple. Private interment. Memorial contributions preferred to United Hebrew Congregation. BERGER MEMORIAL SERVICE.
Published in St. Louis Post-Dispatch from August 11 to August 14, 2008.
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RABBI GROLLMAN'S HISTORY:
Born and reared in Baltimore, Jerome W. Grollman earned a bachelor's degree in 1942 from the University of Maryland, followed by a master's in Hebrew letters from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, where he was ordained. He came to United Hebrew Congregation in 1948 as assistant to Rabbi Samuel Thurman and was named associate rabbi in 1951. In 1958 Rabbi Grollman began his 32-year tenure as spiritual leader of United Hebrew. He retired and became rabbi emeritus in 1990 when Rabbi Howard Kaplansky was appointed senior rabbi.
Rabbi Grollman married Elaine Braff in 1954. They later divorced, and in 1979, he married Dolores Moss of St. Louis. A leader in the civil rights movement, Rabbi Grollman and members of UH hosted Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on November 27, 1960. Rabbi Grollman recalled in a 1995 interview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that "the Liberal Forum of the Jewish Community Centers Association started a program to bring in speakers. They decided they wanted to bring Martin Luther King to St. Louis and they wanted to have a venue of a synagogue or temple. They approached other congregations, but they were turned down. So, they came to me." Dr. King had recently ended his famous incarceration in Birmingham Jail when he arrived at United Hebrew (then located at 225 South Skinker Boulevard). According to the Post-Dispatch interview, Rabbi Grollman ushered him into his study and planted him in a maroon recliner, where he quickly fell asleep. Dr. King later gave a passionate speech to a standing-room-only audience of 2,300. Rabbi Grollman never parted with that chair.
In 1963, Rabbi Grollman joined Dr. King in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and again in 1965 in the Selma to Montgomery (Ala.) March. "I remember that as our bus was going back to the airport so we could fly back to St. Louis, the streets were lined with African-Americans mouthing the words, ‘Thank You,'" Rabbi Grollman told the Post- Dispatch about his experience in Montgomery. "To this day, it touches me deeply. It causes me to weep somewhat."
Rabbi Grollman served as president of the St. Louis Rabbinical Association for four terms and was the first president of the Association of Reform Rabbis in St. Louis. He was the first Reform rabbi in St. Louis to wear a kippah during services, a practice that was met with much criticism at the time but has since become a common practice among Reform rabbis in the community.
Rabbi Grollman pushed for the growth of the Hebrew school at United Hebrew and oversaw a dramatic rise from 20 students to 350 in his first 12 years with the congregation. He also increased the use of Hebrew in religious services and brought St. Louis' first Reform Cantor, Murray Hochberg, to UH.
Many longtime members of United Hebrew will attest to Rabbi Grollman's extraordinary gift for public speaking. He expressed strong convictions and supported his political and social commentary with references to the Torah and other religious texts. Although on occasion divisive, Rabbi Grollman's sermons were nonetheless flavorful and thought-provoking. Many were the congregants who left the Temple commenting, "I may not always agree with him, but I admire the way he says it." "He was a passionate civil rights advocate and participated in so many efforts," noted Rabbi Emeritus of B'nai Amoona Bernard Lipnick, Rabbi Grollman's second cousin. "He was very courageous and a disciplined person. He took positions that were not popular with all. He held everyone to an ethical and moral standard. He believed in the quality and justice of life. He was not one to sit back."
In addition to sitting on myriad boards and committees throughout his career, Rabbi Grollman served as visiting professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and was a
faculty member at Eden Theological Seminary. In 2007, Rabbi Grollman received the Rabbi Heschel-Dr. Martin Luther King award for his work with the civil rights movement. And in June 2008, the St. Louis Chapter of the American Jewish Congress presented Rabbi Grollman with its Democracy in Action ward for his years of community service, his civil rights work and his high moral principles. Due to illness, Rabbi Grollman was unable to attend the event where his stepson, Jim Moss, and Rabbi Lipnick accepted the award on his behalf. Rabbi Grollman died Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008 from complication of renal disease. He was 86.
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The rabbi featured on this Find A Grave page is one of many included in a "Virtual Cemetery" of rabbis who've passed but who served on St. Louis pulpits during their rabbinate. The complete "Virtual Cemetery" list can be found at SAINT LOUIS RABBIS . Questions about this "Virtual Cemetery" project may be directed to:
Steven Weinreich
Email: [email protected]
_________________________
Rabbi Grollman was a 2nd cousin to St. Louis Rabbi Bernard Lipnick
Rabbi Grollman was 86 at the time of his death.
_________________________
OBITUARY
Rabbi Jerome W. Grollman
Grollman, Rabbi Jerome W. August 9, 2008. Beloved husband of Dolores Moss Grollman; dear father and father-in-law of the late Sara Grollman, Alan (Sue) Grollman and Lisa (Robert Ziemer) Grollman, Barbara Moss, Bette (Julian) Hess, Patricia Moss and James Moss; dear brother and brother-in-law of Rabbi Earl (Netta) Grollman; dear grandfather of Matthew and Scott Grollman, Lauren and Martha Ziemer, Julie and Jennifer Hess; our dear brother-in-law, uncle, cousin, Rabbi and teacher.Services: Funeral service Wednesday, August 13th, 11:30 a.m. at United Hebrew Temple, 13788 Conway Road at Woodsmill. Visitation Wednesday 10:00 a.m. at United Hebrew Temple. Private interment. Memorial contributions preferred to United Hebrew Congregation. BERGER MEMORIAL SERVICE.
Published in St. Louis Post-Dispatch from August 11 to August 14, 2008.
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RABBI GROLLMAN'S HISTORY:
Born and reared in Baltimore, Jerome W. Grollman earned a bachelor's degree in 1942 from the University of Maryland, followed by a master's in Hebrew letters from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, where he was ordained. He came to United Hebrew Congregation in 1948 as assistant to Rabbi Samuel Thurman and was named associate rabbi in 1951. In 1958 Rabbi Grollman began his 32-year tenure as spiritual leader of United Hebrew. He retired and became rabbi emeritus in 1990 when Rabbi Howard Kaplansky was appointed senior rabbi.
Rabbi Grollman married Elaine Braff in 1954. They later divorced, and in 1979, he married Dolores Moss of St. Louis. A leader in the civil rights movement, Rabbi Grollman and members of UH hosted Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on November 27, 1960. Rabbi Grollman recalled in a 1995 interview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that "the Liberal Forum of the Jewish Community Centers Association started a program to bring in speakers. They decided they wanted to bring Martin Luther King to St. Louis and they wanted to have a venue of a synagogue or temple. They approached other congregations, but they were turned down. So, they came to me." Dr. King had recently ended his famous incarceration in Birmingham Jail when he arrived at United Hebrew (then located at 225 South Skinker Boulevard). According to the Post-Dispatch interview, Rabbi Grollman ushered him into his study and planted him in a maroon recliner, where he quickly fell asleep. Dr. King later gave a passionate speech to a standing-room-only audience of 2,300. Rabbi Grollman never parted with that chair.
In 1963, Rabbi Grollman joined Dr. King in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and again in 1965 in the Selma to Montgomery (Ala.) March. "I remember that as our bus was going back to the airport so we could fly back to St. Louis, the streets were lined with African-Americans mouthing the words, ‘Thank You,'" Rabbi Grollman told the Post- Dispatch about his experience in Montgomery. "To this day, it touches me deeply. It causes me to weep somewhat."
Rabbi Grollman served as president of the St. Louis Rabbinical Association for four terms and was the first president of the Association of Reform Rabbis in St. Louis. He was the first Reform rabbi in St. Louis to wear a kippah during services, a practice that was met with much criticism at the time but has since become a common practice among Reform rabbis in the community.
Rabbi Grollman pushed for the growth of the Hebrew school at United Hebrew and oversaw a dramatic rise from 20 students to 350 in his first 12 years with the congregation. He also increased the use of Hebrew in religious services and brought St. Louis' first Reform Cantor, Murray Hochberg, to UH.
Many longtime members of United Hebrew will attest to Rabbi Grollman's extraordinary gift for public speaking. He expressed strong convictions and supported his political and social commentary with references to the Torah and other religious texts. Although on occasion divisive, Rabbi Grollman's sermons were nonetheless flavorful and thought-provoking. Many were the congregants who left the Temple commenting, "I may not always agree with him, but I admire the way he says it." "He was a passionate civil rights advocate and participated in so many efforts," noted Rabbi Emeritus of B'nai Amoona Bernard Lipnick, Rabbi Grollman's second cousin. "He was very courageous and a disciplined person. He took positions that were not popular with all. He held everyone to an ethical and moral standard. He believed in the quality and justice of life. He was not one to sit back."
In addition to sitting on myriad boards and committees throughout his career, Rabbi Grollman served as visiting professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and was a
faculty member at Eden Theological Seminary. In 2007, Rabbi Grollman received the Rabbi Heschel-Dr. Martin Luther King award for his work with the civil rights movement. And in June 2008, the St. Louis Chapter of the American Jewish Congress presented Rabbi Grollman with its Democracy in Action ward for his years of community service, his civil rights work and his high moral principles. Due to illness, Rabbi Grollman was unable to attend the event where his stepson, Jim Moss, and Rabbi Lipnick accepted the award on his behalf. Rabbi Grollman died Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008 from complication of renal disease. He was 86.
_________________________
The rabbi featured on this Find A Grave page is one of many included in a "Virtual Cemetery" of rabbis who've passed but who served on St. Louis pulpits during their rabbinate. The complete "Virtual Cemetery" list can be found at SAINT LOUIS RABBIS . Questions about this "Virtual Cemetery" project may be directed to:
Steven Weinreich
Email: [email protected]
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