Alexander Astor
New Zealand rabbi and community leader
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Alexander Astor OBE (11 August 1900 – 24 June 1988) was a New Zealand rabbi and community leader.[1]
BornAlexander Ostroff
11 August 1900
11 August 1900
Helsinki, Finland
Died24 June 1988 (aged 87)
Wellington, New Zealand
ReligionJudaism
Rabbi Alexander Astor | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | Alexander Ostroff 11 August 1900 Helsinki, Finland |
| Died | 24 June 1988 (aged 87) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
In 1953, Astor was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[2] In the 1968 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[3]
