Joseph Friedenson
Shmuel Yosef Friedenson | |
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Born | April 1922 Łódź, Poland |
Died | February 2013 |
Known for | Founding Dos Yiddishe Vort (דאס אידישע ווארט) |
Spouses | Gittel Leah Zilberman
(m. 1942; died 2006)
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Children | Esther Gruenstein Chana Kahn Rosie Golding |
Joseph Friedenson (
Friedenson was born in Łódź, Poland in April, 1922, to Rabbi Eliezer Gershon, an activist for Agudath Israel of Poland and the editor of the Beth Jacob Journal, curricula used throughout the Bais Yaakov movement in pre-World War II Europe.[1]
Friedenson studied in Yeshiva Chachmei Lublin.[2][3][4]
When World War II broke out, Friedenson's family fled to Warsaw, eventually becoming prisoners of the Warsaw Ghetto where Joseph married Gittel Leah Zilberman of Szydłowiec. They were smuggled out of the ghetto and subsequently ended up spending several years in the slave labor camp of Starchowicz, before it was liquidated.[1]
The family arrived at
Mrs. Friedenson remained in Auschwitz and was liberated by the
He authored several books on the Holocaust, published by ArtScroll.[1]
He died on February 23, 2013 at his home in Manhattan at the age of 90.[5][6]
His son-in-law, Rabbi Yosef Chaim Golding,[1] authored his biography titled Faith amid the Flames, published by ArtScroll publication.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Video: Reb Yosef Friedenson Delivers Inspiring Words of Emunah". matzav.com. Jul 21, 2010. Retrieved Nov 23, 2016.
- ^ "Polish Jews to Reopen Synagogue in Prewar Yeshiva Chachmei Lublin". Haaretz. 11 February 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Weinbach, Mendel. "A Special Holocaust Survivor by Rabbi Mendel Weinbach zt'l". Ohr Somayach. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Friedman, Yossi (4 April 2013). "God Has Not Forsaken You". Aish.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Year in Review 5773". Hamodia. Sep 16, 2013. p. 31.
- ^ "Agudah Editor Joseph Friedenson Dies at 90". The Forward. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
External links
- Works by Joseph Friedenson at Google Books
- My Victory over the Nazis by Joseph Friedenson
- The Day of My Victory by Joseph Friedenson