About Ephraim Epstein
Lived 1876 – 1960 (aged 83–84). Ephraim Epstein was a rabbi.
Rabbi Ephraim Epstein (1876–1960) was an orthodox rabbi and prominent member of the Jewish community in Chicago in the half-century after his arrival in Chicago in 1911.
Biography Epstein was born in Bakst, Lithuania and trained in yeshiva at Slabodka yeshiva, where his brother, Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Epstein served as the dean.. He arrived in Chicago in 1911 after being asked to serve as rabbi at Congregation Anshei Kneseth Israel, one of the leading Orthodox congregations in the city.
Epstein rose to prominence in Chicago's orthodox Jewish community through his many activities outside the synagogue. He raised millions of dollars for aid to European yeshivas during and after World War I. Another son, Aaron David Epstein, was murdered by rioters in the Hebron massacre of 1929.
During the World War II, Epstein helped rescue many Jews from Europe.
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Who was Ephraim Epstein?
American rabbi
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Ephraim Epstein was born in 1876.
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Ephraim Epstein died in 1960.
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Ephraim Epstein was a rabbi.
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