They Called him Dr. Joe: The Life & Stories of Dr. Joseph Kaminetsky Part I

Dr. Joe Kaminetsky (1911-1999) was one of the greatest architects of Jewish education in the post war era. His role in the leadership of Torah Umesorah spearheaded the Day School Movement. Born in Brooklyn into a home where his parents sold their house to ensure a Jewish education for their children, he later attended the first class of Yeshiva College in 1928. There he had a close relationship with Rabbi Leo Jung, the visiting Slabodka Rosh Yeshiva Rav Isaac Sher, and later on with Rav Soloveitchik.

Together with Rav Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz who was the founder of Torah Umesorah and the one who hired him, all of these people would have a decisive influence on Dr. Joe's life.

 

Dr. Joe wrote a fantastic and perceptive memoir entitled: “Memorable Encounters: A Torah pioneer's glimpses of great men and years of challenge ” (1995). Artscroll has generously offered a 25% discount to our listeners and Mishpacha readers, on the paperback edition (hardcover is sold out) Use code FTR2021 at Artscroll.com: https://www.artscroll.com/Details.aspx?itemNo=9780899066189) 

 

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