David de Sola Pool (Hebrew: דוד די סולה פול;‎ 1885–1970) was a British-born American rabbi, scholar, author, and civic leader.

He left to work in Mandatory Palestine, but returned to become senior rabbi in 1921, when the synagogue was unable to find a replacement for Mendes after his 1920 retirement.

"[4] On D-Day during World War II, Pool delivered these broadcast remarks in support of the brave troops fighting overseas.

[citation needed] De Sola Pool wrote several important books about Jewish history in Colonial America including Portraits Etched In Stone — Early Jewish Settlers, 1682–1831 (1952) and together with his wife, Tamar de Sola Pool, An Old Faith in the New World — Portrait of Shearith Israel, 1654–1954 (1955).

He also wrote a book, Why I am a Jew (1957), part of a series written by leading clerical figures, which remains a supremely well-written introduction to Judaism.

[citation needed] Respected and admired across the world, de Sola Pool combined spiritual and pastoral duties with scholarship, and also with public service.

[9] His son, Ithiel de Sola Pool, was a pioneer in the development of social science and founder of the political-science department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.