Moshe Sherer
Moshe Sherer (born June 18, 1921 in Brooklyn , United States ; † May 17, 1998 in Manhattan , New York City ) was a rabbi and advocate of the interests of Orthodox Jews , including in Washington, DC Sherer took over in 1960 as the successor to his late cousin Elimelech Gavriel Tress is the presidency of Agudath Israel of America , a Torah loyal organization affiliated with World Agudath Israel . From 1980 he was vice chairman of the same World Agudath Israel. In 1988 he opened a lobbying office for Orthodox Jews in Washington.
He attended the Torah Vodath , a yeshiva in Brooklyn. He later went to the Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Baltimore . His mentor was Rabbi Aharon Kotler , who founded a yeshiva in Lakewood , New Jersey. Rabbi Nosson Schermann , publisher of Artscroll , said of him:
"He was able to take desparate groups, bring them together and get them to cooperate in the areas where they would agree" .
Sherer died of leukemia on May 17, 1998 in Manhattan.
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/8332/leader-of-agudath-israel-moshe-sherer-dies-at-76/
- ↑ Jakob Wiener: Time of Terror-Road to Revival: One Person's Story: Growing Up in Germany ... , p. 174 ( online )
- ↑ Daring to Dream . Agudath Israel of America, New York, NY May 2003, pp. 266-267.
- ^ Congressional Record Vol. 144-Part 7: Proceedings and Debates of the 105th Congress Second Session, p. 9888
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| SURNAME | Sherer, Moshe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rabbi and President of the World Agudath Israel Organization |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 17, 1998 |
| Place of death | Manhattan , New York City |