Alexander Astor

Rabbi Alexander Astor
Born Alexander Ostroff
(1900-08-11)11 August 1900
Helsinki, Finland
Died 24 June 1988(1988-06-24) (aged 87)
Wellington, New Zealand

Alexander Astor OBE (11 August 1900 – 24 June 1988) was a New Zealand rabbi and community leader.[1]

In the 1968 Queen's Birthday Honours, Astor was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Gluckman, Ann J. "Alexander Astor". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 44602. p. 6340. 8 June 1968. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
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