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Wise (ISAAC MAYER a Jewish rabbi)

ISAAC MAYER, a Jewish rabbi; born in Bohemia, April 3, 1819; became president of the Hebrew Union settled in New York City in 1846. He resided in Cincinnati, O. , after 1854, and movement in American Judaism; and College. He was a leader of the reform became president of the Hebrew Union journal, he wrote extensively. Among besides editing the "Israelite movement in American Judaism; and " a weekly his works are: "History of the Isra- Judaism" (1860); "Judaism: Its Docjournal, he wrote extensively. Among trines and Duties" (1862) "The Martrines and Duties" (1862); "The Mar- "The Cosmic God" (1876); "History of the Hebrews' Second Commonwealth" (1883); "Pronaos to Holy Writ" (1891); etc. He died in 1900.