The Editors of Encylopedia Britanica2022-03-292022-03-292022-03-13https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stephen-Samuel-WiseBorn in Budapest, Hungary in 1874, Stephen Wise emigrated to New York City, where he became a prominent leader of the Zionist movement and exerted major influence in shaping the direction of Reform Judaism in the United States. In 1907 he founded the Free Synagogue dedicated to liberal Judaism, where he served as rabbi until his death in 1949. Click on the link above to read the article.enWise, Rabbi Stephen SamuelReligionReform JudaismZionismUnited StatesStephen Wise Free SynagogueArticle