Gottschalk, Alfred (1930– )

German-born US rabbi and educator. In 1971 he became president of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He belonged to a number of Jewish, academic, and civic organizations including the Zionist Organization of America and the American Civil Liberties Union. Gottschalk was born in Oberwesel, Germany, and emigrated to the USA in 1939. He was ordained at Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles in 1957, where he then became dean (1959–71).