Jon housman biography
Academy Award-winning actor John Houseman's main contribution to American culture was not his own performances on film but rather, his role as a midwife to one of the greatest actor-directors-cinematic geniuses his adopted country ever produced (Orson Welles) and as a midwife to a whole generation of actors as head of the drama division of the Juilliard School.
Houseman was born Jacques Haussmann on September 22, in Bucharest, Romania, to May (Davies) and Georges Haussmann, who ran a grain business. His father was from an Alsatian Jewish family, and his mother, who was British, was of Welsh and Irish descent. John was raised in England, where he was educated. He emigrated to America in , establishing himself in New York City, where he directed "Four Saints in Three Acts" for the theater in He founded the Mercury Theatre along with Orson Welles (whom he affectionately called "The Dog-Faced Boy"). Their most important success was a modern-dress version of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar", in which the spectre of Hitler and Mussolini's Fascist states were evoked.
As a producer assigned to Unit of the Federal Theater Project funded by the government's Works Progress Administration, he produced the legendary production "Cradle Will Rock", a musical about the tyranny of capitalism, with music by Marc Blitzstein, creative input from Welles, and starring leftists Howard Da Silva and Will Geer. The production was so controversial, it was banned before its debut, although the did manage to stage one performance. On Broadway, apart from the Mercury Theatre and the WPA, Houseman directed "The Devil and Daniel Webster" () and "Liberty Jones" and produced "Native Son" (). During World War II, Houseman went to work for the Office of War Information and was involved in broadcasting radio propaganda for the Voice of America. After the war, Houseman returned to directing and produced Metro-Goldw
When Jonathan Housman was born on 24 September , in Aaronsburg, Haines Township, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Andrew Housman, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth, was He married Rebecca Bair on 11 December , in Carroll, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Tyrone Township, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States in and Juniata Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States in
Jonathan Hausman
American Conservative rabbi (born )
Jonathan H. Hausman (born June 19, ) is an American Conservativerabbi.
He is the rabbi of Congregation Ahavath Torah in Stoughton, Massachusetts.
Hausman grew up in the Bridgeport, Connecticut area. He holds a BA in Judaic Studies, and an MA in International Affairs focusing on the Middle East, from the George Washington University, and a JD from Emory University in addition to Rabbinic ordination from Tifereth Israel Rabbinical Yeshiva. He used to be the rabbi of Congregation Sinai of West Haven, Connecticut.
Hausman is the model for the title character in author Jacob Appel's first mystery novel, Wedding Wipeout: A Rabbi Kappelmacher Mystery, in which Kappelmacher solves murders though "rabbinic reasoning."
Notes
- ^"Jonathan Henry Hausman Profile | Stoughton, MA Lawyer | ".
- ^United States Public Records, (Massachusetts, Georgia, Connecticut, )
- ^"Ahavath Torah Congregation - Welcome". Archived from the original on Retrieved
- ^An Interview with a Local Hero: Rabbi Jon Hausman, Jerry Gordon (March ) New English Review, "An Interview with a Local Hero: Rabbi Jon Hausman > Jerry Gordon". Archived from the original on Retrieved
- ^Jewish Book Review, November , P. 2
- ^Appel, JM. Phoning Home,
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Education
- University of Toledo College of Medicine – MD
- University of Toledo – WW Knight Toledo Hospital Family Medicine Residency
Bio
Dr. Housman (he/him/his) joined the DFMCH faculty in He is interested in providing high-yield, evidence-based care to a diverse patient population and particularly likes adult and geriatric care. Dr. Housman strives to incorporate patients into decision making and management plans as much as possible. He enjoys educating patients about their health, navigating diagnostic uncertainty, and performing office-based procedures.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Housman’s clinical interests include geriatric medicine, palliative care, deprescribing, patient education, and addiction medicine.
Teaching Interests
Dr. Housman enjoys teaching clinical medicine to any learner of any level.
Awards and Honors
- Co-Chief Resident – University of Toledo – WW Knight Toledo Hospital Family Medicine Residency