Albert Axelrad, Brandeis Hillel rabbi who championed pluralism and social justice, dies at 87
(JTA) — Rabbi Albert S. Axelrad, a Reform rabbi, community leader and political activist who headed Brandeis University’s Hillel Foundation for 34 years, died on Sept. 18. He was 87. Starting in 1965, Axelrad sought…
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Axelrad led Brandeis Hillel for 34 years starting in 1965, ensuring students and faculty from all Jewish streams got support to live Jewishly. That pluralist commitment, alongside social justice activism, shaped his career. He died Sept. 18 at 87, ending a long tenure. Watch for assessments of how his inclusive model influenced later campus Hillels.