Rabbi Sir Israel Brodie KBE
Sir Israel Brodie as Grand Chaplain of theUnited Grand Lodge of England
Chief Rabbi of Great Britain and theCommonwealth
In office 1948–1965
Preceded by	Joseph Herman Hertz
Succeeded by	Immanuel Jakobovits
Personal details
Born	(1895-05-10)10 May 1895
Died	13 February 1979(1979-02-13) (aged 83)
Nationality	British
Education	Balliol College, Oxford

Sir Israel BrodieKBE (10 May 1895 – 13 February 1979) was theChief Rabbi of Great Britain and the Commonwealth 1948–1965.

He was educated atBalliol College, Oxford. He served as a Rabbi of Melbourne Hebrew Congregation inAustralia from 1923 to 1937 and was influential in establishing theZionist Federation of Australia in 1927,^[1] and also sat on the localBeth Din.^[2] He was evacuated fromDunkirk, and finished theWar as Senior Jewish Chaplain aka Forces Rabbi. He became Chief Rabbi soon after the war at the age of 53 when he faced a difficult time due to the ending of theBritish Mandate in Palestine. He presided over the post-war expansion of theUnited Synagogue. A dignified man of great presence, he was regarded as a mellifluous preacher. He had impeccable English connections and was afreemason, rising to the senior appointment of "Grand Chaplain" in theUnited Grand Lodge of England.^[3]

Through theConference of European Rabbis, which he founded and led, Brodie took a significant part in rebuilding the religious life of European Jewry after theHolocaust. Brodie undertook tours throughout the Commonwealth, and strengthened the community in a quiet but significant manner, although the last years of his tenure were overshadowed by religious dispute. Brodie banned Rabbi DrLouis Jacobs, who questioned theorthodox notion that theBible had been written by the hand ofGod, from becoming principal ofJews' College. On his retirement, he was knighted "for services to British Jewry";^[4] the first Chief Rabbi to be so honoured, although his predecessor was appointed to the more restricted membership of theOrder of the Companions of Honour.

• Kovno and Oxford: Israel Brodie and His Rabbinical Career
• Rabbi Israel Brodie – 75 Years Later
• The British Chief Rabbinate

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