Rabbi Dr. David Hirsh Panitz (1918-1991), born in Baltimore, Maryland was a Conservative movement rabbi in the United States. He was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1943 and awarded a doctor of divinity degree in 1974. He served as rabbi at at Temple Adas Israel in Washington, DC and as associate rabbi at B'nai Jeshrun in New York City before serving at Temple Emanuel in Paterson, New Jersey. For 30 years, he served as Jewish chaplain at St. Joseph's Hospital and was a volunteer at Barnert Memorial Hospital in Paterson. Dr. Panitz was a member of the faculties of George Washington University, American University, Howard University and the Jewish Theological Seminary. Active in many Jewish organizations, Rabbi Panitz was former co-chairman of the National Rabbinic Cabinet for State of Israel Bonds, a director of the Jewish Concilation Board of America and a member of the Council of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations in America and the Synagogue Council of America.