Isidor Kalisch (1816–86)

Prussian-born American rabbi and author. Born in Krotoschin, Prussia (now Poland). Studied theology, philosophy, and philology at Berlin, Wrocław, and Prague. Emigrated to the United States in 1849. Promoted liberal Judaism in articles and other writings. Served as a rabbi in Cleveland and Cincinnati, Ohio, Newark, New Jersey, and elsewhere. Retired in 1875.