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Shtadlanim: Rabbi Herschel Schacter (1917-2013)

As long as Jews have lived in the Diaspora there have been prominent members of the Jewish community who have…

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Shtadlanim: Dr. Jacob Birnbaum (1926-2014)

Seeing how a small group of students ultimately altered the course of Jewish history was a dream come true for…

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Shtadlanim: Irving Bunim (1901-1980)

Irving Bunim was larger than life, a galvanizing figure because his motivation was always pure. He had no ego.

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Shtladlanim: Stephen Klein (1907-1978)

Klein, as a recently arrived refugee, demonstrated that even in America, economic success does not preclude commitment to Torah observance.

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Shtadlanim: Rabbi Joseph Karasick (1922-2020)

While strengthening Orthodox Judaism was a high priority for Rabbi Karasick, that effort wasn’t without its challenges.

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Shtadlanim: Zev Wolfson (1928-2012)

Asked by a senior official at Morgan Stanley how he had made his money, he answered without hesitation, “God gave…

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Shtadlanim: Dr. Marvin Schick (1934-2020)

“There’s the Jewish People—and Jewish people,” the larger Jewish community and individual, often unsung Jews. “He understood both.”

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Shtadlanim: Rabbi Herman Naftali Neuberger (1918-2005)

I distinctly remember two [Pesach] Sedarim where my grandfather was not at the table. He was in his study on…

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Shtadlanim: Elimelech Gavriel (Mike) Tress (1910-1967)

Many said of Mike that they never met someone who suffered as he did from another Jew’s pain, and those…

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Shtadlanim: Rabbi Moshe Sherer (1921-1998)

Mike Tress’s passion brought Agudath Israel of America into existence; his cousin Rabbi Moshe Sherer’s strategic acumen, administrative savvy, and…

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Shtadlanim: Moses Feuerstein (1916-2009)

Through Feuerstein’s vision and efforts, Orthodox Jews moved to the forefront of Jewish communal life, among other arenas. Statesman-like, Feuerstein…

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