Samuel A. Turk (1917–2009) was an American-born pulpit rabbi who wrote columns for decades in ''

The Jewish Press ''The Jewish Press'' is an American weekly newspaper based in Brooklyn, New York City. It serves the Modern Orthodox Jewish community. History The ''Jewish Press'' was co-founded in 1960 by Albert Klass and his brother Sholom Klass. The Klas ...

''. He was the rabbi of the Kingsbridge Center of Israel rabbi in Riverdale. He studied at Yeshiva Torah Vodaath under Rabbi

Shlomo Heiman Shlomo Heiman (1892–1944) known informally as "Reb Shlomo", was a rabbi, Talmudist, and rosh yeshiva. He led some of the most prominent yeshivas in Europe and the United States. Early life Shlomo Heiman was born in Paritsh, Minsk in Belar ...

and had a Bachelors degree from City College, a Masters from

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, and a PhD from

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Issues and Organizations

Turk was the first president and a co-founder of the right-wing Igud HaRabbonim (Rabbinical Alliance of America).Obit, ''Jewish Press'', July 10, 2009, p. 58 He was one of the rabbis who marched in Washington, DC in 1943 to try to save the Jews of Europe who were being murdered by the

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in the

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Writings

He wrote approximately 1,500 columns for the ''

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'' and in 1973 he published a book of ''chidushei torah'' called ''Kerem Zvi''.kerem zvi, 1973, Brooklin N.Y.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Turk, Samuel 1917 births 2009 deaths American Haredi rabbis City College of New York alumni New York University alumni Rabbi Jacob Joseph School alumni Yeshiva University alumni 20th-century American rabbis 21st-century American rabbis