Solomon Schonfeld
Subtitle: a purpose in life
By: Derek Taylor.
Publisher: Vallentine Mitchell
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9780853038917; 9780853038818
Subjects: Schonfeld, Solomon, -- 1912-; Rabbis -- Great Britain -- Biography; World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Great Britain
Genres: Biography
Description: Rabbi Dr. Solomon Schonfeld was a controversial figure in British Jewry who personally rescued many thousands of Jews from Nazi forces in Central and Eastern Europe. He was the Presiding Rabbi of the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations and president of the National Council for Jewish Religious Day Schools in Great Britain.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-196) and index.