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Mordecai Kaplan

1881 - 1983

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Mordecai Menahem Kaplan (June 11, 1881 – November 8, 1983) was an American Conservative rabbi, writer, Jewish educator, professor, theologian, philosopher, activist, and religious leader who founded the Reconstructionist movement of Judaism along with his son-in-law Ira Eisenstein. He has been described as a "towering figure" in the recent history of Judaism for his influential work in adapting it to modern society, contending that Judaism should be a unifying and creative force by stressing the cultural and historical character of the religion as well as theological doctrine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mordecai Kaplan is the 4,991st most popular writer (down from 4,603rd in 2019), the 161st most popular biography from Lithuania (down from 142nd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Lithuanian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mordecai Kaplan ranks 4,991 out of 7,302. Before him are Mordecai Richler, Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, Kjell Espmark, George Borrow, Jamaica Kincaid, and Gonzalo Rojas. After him are Kārlis Skalbe, Fay Weldon, Aleksei Kruchyonykh, Robert B. Parker, William Dean Howells, and Eduard Bagritsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Mordecai Kaplan ranks 184. Before him are Jess Willard, Jim Bellamy, Smedley Butler, Abram Deborin, Eetje Sol, and Henri Grégoire. After him are Louella Parsons, Ludwik Rajchman, George Finnegan, Ricardo Samper, Walter Krueger, and Polydore Veirman. Among people deceased in 1983, Mordecai Kaplan ranks 199. Before him are Adalberts Bubenko, Paolo Pedretti, Bo Ekelund, Sabino Bilbao, Slim Pickens, and Edward Lawry Norton. After him are Earl Tupper, Nikolaus Pevsner, Boris Hagelin, John Bodkin Adams, Franco Giorgetti, and Gyula Lázár.

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Mordecai Kaplan ranks 161 out of 328. Before him are Abram Deborin (1881), Zigmantas Balčytis (1953), Abram Room (1894), Yehuda Pen (1854), Remigijus Valiulis (1958), and Ernestas Galvanauskas (1882). After him are Mikalojus Daukša (1527), Mark Antokolsky (1843), Bronislovas Lubys (1938), Saulius Skvernelis (1970), Steponas Kairys (1879), and Stasys Girėnas (1893).

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Among WRITERS In Lithuania

Among writers born in Lithuania, Mordecai Kaplan ranks 17. Before him are Justinas Marcinkevičius (1930), Žemaitė (1845), Jurgis Baltrušaitis (1873), Osip Senkovsky (1800), Źmitrok Biadula (1886), and Antanas Baranauskas (1835). After him are Mikalojus Daukša (1527), Georgy Ivanov (1894), Petras Cvirka (1909), Jurga Ivanauskaitė (1961), Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna (1892), and Sigitas Geda (1943).

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