Louis Jacobs (1920–2006) by John R. Rifkin © John R. Rifkin
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Jonathan Wittenberg
Jacobs, Louis (1920–2006), rabbi, was born on 17 July 1920 at 23 Penrose Street, Cheetham, Manchester, the only child of Harris (Harry) Jacobs, tailor, and his wife, Lena, née Myerstone. His traditional, but by no means ultra-Orthodox, parents enrolled him in Manchester central high school...