10 Facts About Gunther Plaut

Gunther Plaut had a younger brother, Walter, who was the Rabbi of Temple Emanuel of Great Neck, NY at the time of his death in 1964 at the age of 44.

Gunther Plaut received his Doctor of Laws degree and in 1935 fled the Nazis and went to the United States.

Gunther Plaut was eventually assigned to the 104th Infantry "Timberwolf" Division and served as a frontline chaplain with the 104th in Belgium and Germany.

Gunther Plaut moved to Holy Blossom Temple in 1961, replacing Abraham Feinberg.

Gunther Plaut published a volume of commentary on the Torah and Haftarah, which has become the standard Humash used by the Reform movement.

Gunther Plaut was a long-time columnist for the Canadian Jewish News as well as a contributor of opinion pieces to various Canadian newspapers such as The Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star.

Gunther Plaut was the first recipient of the W Gunther Plaut Humanitarian Award.

Gunther Plaut was president of the Canadian Jewish Congress from 1977 to 1980, and was vice-chair of the Ontario Human Rights Commission.

Gunther Plaut's son, Jonathan V Plaut, was a Reform rabbi, who served as rabbi of Temple Beth Israel in Jackson, Michigan.

All of Rabbi Gunther Plaut's papers are housed at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.