Yoel Halpern
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| Semikhah | Rabbi Shmuel Engel |
Yoel Halpern (1904 – 6 September 1983) was the rabbi of
Biography
Rabbi Yoel Halpern was born in Kraków in 1904.[2] His father Rabbi Mattisyahu Chaim was the rabbi of Dobczyce.[1][3]
Rabbi Halpern received his rabbinical ordination from rabbi Shmuel Engel of Radomshile.[1][2]
Jasło
When he came of age, Halpern married Dina, the daughter of rabbi Elimelech Rubin who was the rabbi of Jasło.
During the Holocaust
When
Leadership roles in Germany
Rabbi of Bergen-Belsen and of the British Occupation Zone in Germany
After World War II ended, Halpern moved to Bergen-Belsen, where was appointed as rabbi.
Leader of the "Vaad Harabanim of the British Zone"
Rabbi Halpern was the founder and leader of the "Vaad Harabanim (council of Rabbis) of the British Zone".
In the United States
In 1949, the British occupation of North-West Germany ended and the British Chief Rabbi's Religious Emergency Council and it's appointees were required to wrap up their operations in Germany. Halpern then emigrated to the United States. He settled in
Rabbi Halpern died on 6 September 1983.[1]
Family
Halpern's wife Dina and their three children were not able to escape when the
References
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- ^ a b Koloditzki, Menachem. "Ledger of The Bais Din in Bergen-Belsen". actualic.co.il. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ a b c Migdal Dovid (lelov) 2019 Edition, Toldos Hamo"l.
- ^ House, Kedem Auction (27 November 2019). "Rabbis At Bergen-Belsen Used This Ledger To Help Holocaust Survivors Remarry". The Forward. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ Morg, Gilad (December 2019). "Agunat Ledger from Bergen Belsen for sale". Ynet. Yediot Achronot. Retrieved 20 August 2020.