Claim: Sheldon Zimmerman subsequently resigned as the 7th president of HUC-JIR and was previously  the senior rabbi of Central Synagogue in New York City.
Evidence: He subsequently resigned as the 7th president of HUC-JIR which he had led from 1996–2000. Previously, Zimmerman had been the senior rabbi of Central Synagogue in New York City, 1972 - 1985, and Temple Emanu-El in Dallas, Texas.