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Samuel Turk

1917 – 2009

American rabbi

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About Samuel Turk

Lived 1917 – 2009 (aged 91–92). Samuel Turk was a rabbi.

Samuel A. Turk (1917–2009) was an American-born pulpit rabbi who wrote columns for decades in The Jewish Press. He was the rabbi of the Kingsbridge Center of Israel rabbi in Riverdale. Igud HaRabbonim (Rabbinical Alliance of America).

He was one of the rabbis who marched in Washington, DC in 1943 to try to save the Jews of Europe who were being murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust.

Writings He wrote approximately 1,500 columns for the Jewish Press and in 1973 he published a book of chidushei torah called Kerem Zvi.

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Important facts

Born
1917
Birth century
Died
2009
Occupation
Education
City College of New York, New York University, Yeshiva University

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Samuel Turk's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Samuel Turk?

American rabbi

When was Samuel Turk born?

Samuel Turk was born in 1917.

When did Samuel Turk die?

Samuel Turk died in 2009.

What was Samuel Turk's occupation?

Samuel Turk was a rabbi.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Samuel Turk

· Wikidata: Q7412804

· DBpedia: Samuel Turk

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