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Jacob Joseph
Jacob Joseph ( he, יעקב יוסף 1840 –July 28, 1902) served as chief rabbi of New York City's Association of American Orthodox Hebrew Congregations, a federation of Eastern European Jewish synagogues. Born in Krozhe, a province of Kovno, he studied in the Nevyozer Kloiz under Rabbi Yisrael Salanter and in the Volozhin yeshiva under the ''Netziv.'' In Volozhin, he was known as "Rav Yaakov Charif" (Rabbi Jacob Sharp) because of his sharp mind. He became successively rabbi of Vilon in 1868, Yurburg in 1870, Zhagory and then Kovno. His fame as a preacher spread, so that in 1883 the community of Vilna selected him as its maggid. RJJ, the Rabbi Jacob Joseph School is named after him, and a playground is named after and honors the memory of a great-grandson of Rabbi Jacob Joseph who carried his name. Chief rabbi Some in the Jewish community of New York wanted to be united under a common religious authority, and although the Reform and liberal factions ridiculed the idea, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazarus Joseph
Lazarus Joseph (January 25, 1891 – May 23, 1966) was an American lawyer and politician from New York City. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he was a New York State Senator from 1934 to 1945, and was the New York City Comptroller from 1946 to 1954. Early and personal life Joseph was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City, the son of Rabbi Raphael Joseph, and was Jewish."Release," Department of Parks, May 13, 1947. He was the grandson of Rabbi Jacob Joseph (1840–1902), one of the most famous rabbis in New York at the turn of the century and for many years the Chief Rabbi of New York City. Joseph was ''shomer Shabbat'', and as New York City Comptroller campaigned for the Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Hamedrash Hagadol (Manhattan, New York)
Beth Hamedrash Hagodol"Beth Hamedrash Hagodol Designation Report" (February 28, 1967), p.22or Beth Hamidrash Hagadol, Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, Beth Midrash Hagadol ( he, בֵּית הַמִּדְרָש הַגָּדוֹל, "Great Study House") is an congregation that for over 120 years was located in a historic building at 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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