Alexander Astor

Rabbi
Alexander Astor
Personal life
BornAlexander Ostroff
(1900-08-11)11 August 1900
Helsinki, Finland
Died24 June 1988(1988-06-24) (aged 87)
Wellington, New Zealand
Religious life
ReligionJudaism

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

In 1953, Astor was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal. In the 1968 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

References

  1. ↑ Gluckman, Ann J. "Alexander Astor". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  2. ↑ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 51. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
  3. ↑ "No. 44602". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 8 June 1968. p. 6340.