David Niederman

Rabbi David Niederman lives in New York and is President of the UJO (United Jewish Organizations) in Williamsburg . In the 1970s he founded the “International Jewish Rescue Organization” Rav Tov , which, according to the Austrian consul Andreas Launer, helped thousands of Jews from the former Soviet Union and Iran to emigrate to the USA with the help of the Austrian federal government .

In 2006 Rabbi David Niederman was awarded the Great Gold Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria .

Web links

Article about the Satmar Congregation in Williamsburg (PDF; 1.1 MB)
The United Jewish Organization of Williamsburg (UJO) ( Memento from May 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF file; 6.6 MB)

personal data
SURNAME	Niederman, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	President of the United Jewish Organizations
DATE OF BIRTH	before 1960

[1] List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF file; 6.6 MB)