Bernard Gerson Richards (BGR) (b. March 9, 1877 Dov-Gershon Rabinovich in Keidan, ^[1] Lithuania – d. June 25, 1971), ^[2] was a Jewish author and a leader. ^[3] His career spanned over 50 years. ^[4]

When he came to the United States (1886 ^[5]), he furthered his education through self-study. He supported himself as peddler, clerk in a dry goods store. ^[4]

He began his journalistic career as a reporter on the  Boston Post, and wrote for several Boston and New York papers, as well as for Yiddish newspapers in New York, Denver, and Boston ^[4] and other Jewish journals, including the American Hebrew and The New Palestine. ^[6] He also edited New Era Illustrated Magazine ^{[7] [8] [5]} till 1911. ^[2]

Richards was very active in establishing educational networks., ^[4] In 1915 helped in the founding of the American Jewish Congress, ^[1] first introduced on August 30, 1914. ^[9] He's founded the Jewish Information Bureau of Greater New York (1932), ^[10] as well as the American Jewish Institute, ^[11] New York (1942) to further adult education. ^[5]

In 1903 he married former Gertrude Gruzinski ^{[12] [4]} and had four children. ^[3]

Richards was an American delegate to the Versailles Peace Conference after World War I. ^[3]

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