Yaacov Kopul Rosen (1913–1962) was an

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and educationalist who, in 1946, testified before the Anglo-American Commission of Inquiry on Palestine, asking them not to "play politics with the remnants of the Jewish people." A book titled ''Memories of Kopul Rosen'' was published in 1970.

Biography

Yaacov Kopul Rosen was born on 4 November 1913, in

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. He trained for the rabbinate in the

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in London and in the Mir Yeshiva in

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. He was the rabbi of the Higher Crumpsall Synagogue in

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from 1938 until 1942. He became the Communal Rabbi of

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in 1942 and in 1944 he was appointed the Principal Rabbi of the

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in London. Rosen died of

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in March 1962 at the age of 48, leaving behind his wife, Bella, three sons, Jeremy (b . 1942),

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(1945–2008) and

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(b. 1951), and a baby daughter, Angela (Ayelet) (b. 1959). All three sons became rabbis. A book about his father was published by Jeremy in 2010 (revised 2012).

Carmel College

In 1948 Rosen decided to leave the rabbinate to devote himself to the promotion of Jewish education. He and his wife, Bella, founded Carmel College an independent Jewish boarding school in Oxfordshire, UK. The school, which practiced

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, was described in a 1973-published book, ''Carmel College in the Kopel Era: A History of Carmel College, September 1948-March''.

YAKAR

In 1979 Rosen's second son, Michael (Mickey) Rosen, founded the Jewish educational organization, Yakar, in memory of his father. (YaKaR is both an acronym for Yaacov Kopul Rosen and means in Hebrew precious.) The stated goal of Yakar is to continue Kopul Rosen's ideals "of a Judaism based on knowledge of Torah, learning and vibrant spirituality that would at the same time be universal, non-denominational, tolerant and open to ideas and intellectual curiosity."

Works by Kopul Rosen

* ''Dear David'' * ''Rabbi Israel Salanter and the Musar movement'' * ''The future of the Federation of Synagogues'' * ''An open letter to a perplexed parent''

Personal

His wife's name was Bella. They had three sons, rabbis, and a daughter, who attended Carmel College.

References

External links

Carmel College 1948-1997: The Official Reunion Website for Old Carmel College Pupils to Visit for All Things Carmel
archived at the

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22 April 2022 * Simons, Chai
Seven Years at Carmel College: Reminiscences of a Pupil 1953-1960
2004, at https://www.chaimsimons.net/; archived at the Wayback Machine 20 May 2011
Yakar Educational Foundation
archived at the Wayback Machine 2 October 2007
Rabbi Jeremy Rosen: Rabbi Jeremy Rosen’s Opinions and Commentary
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