Ephraim Sturm
Jewish Leader, National Council of Young Israel
About Ephraim Sturm
Lived 1924 – 2015 (aged 90–91).
Ephraim H. (Frank) Sturm (1924–2015) was the executive vice president of National Council of Young Israel for 36 years. He oversaw the startup of Young Israel's on-campus intercollegiate kosher dining program and the formation of Young Israel branches in Israel. A scholarship fund carries his name.
Early life His Semicha (rabbinical ordination) was from Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin (1946) and he received "an MA from Columbia University in 1949." Sturm served for several years as editor of the Young Israel's Viewpoint magazine.
Young Israel executive VP Sturm served as executive vice president 1956 to 1992. One of his lasting legacies is the on-campus Young Israel kosher-dining program,
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Who was Ephraim Sturm?
Jewish Leader, National Council of Young Israel
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Ephraim Sturm was born in 1924.
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Ephraim Sturm died in 2015.
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