Ephraim Sturm

Ephraim H. (Frank) Sturm (1924-2015) was the executive vice president[1] of National Council of Young Israel[2][3][4] for 36 years.[5] He oversaw the startup of Young Israel's on-campus intercollegiate kosher dining program and the formation of Young Israel branches in Israel. A scholarship fund carries his name.[6]

Early life

His Semicha (rabbinical ordination) was from Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin (1946) and he received "an MA from Columbia University in 1949." Sturm served for several years as editor of the Young Israel's Viewpoint magazine.[7][8]

Young Israel executive VP

Sturm served as executive vice president 1956 to 1992.[9][10] One of his lasting legacies is the on-campus Young Israel kosher-dining program,[3] in which he "championed the idea that ... Jewish university students" should be offered kosher food, to be eaten in a comfortable setting, on-campus. The first of these programs he facilitated was at Cornell University, beginning in September 1956.[3][11]

References
  1. "Deaths". The New York Times. July 24, 1979.
  2. "Budget Bureau Recommends $41,000 Now for Dropout Program; Balance of $100,000 Grant Due Later This Year". JTA.org (Jewish Telegraphic Agency). February 2, 1972. Rabbi Ephraim Sturm .. but Rabbi Sturm said .. he said .. Rabbi Sturm .. he said .. because, he said ..
  3. "Young Israel Plans Kosher Fraternity Houses in American Universities". JTA.org (Jewish Telegraphic Agency). February 14, 1957.
  4. "Image 17 — New Jersey Jewish News - July 11, 1991". July 11, 1991. said Rabbi Ephraim Sturm, executive vice-president of ...
  5. Rabbi Ephraim Sturm. "Keeping Kosher on Campus".
  6. "Rabbi Ephraim Sturm Scholarship Fund". 5tJt.com (Five Towns Jewish Times).
  7. "For the record". The National Jewish Post. January 14, 1955.
  8. "Yeshiva PTA holds Luncheon". Courier News. May 14, 1953. p. 18. editor of the Young Israel Viewpoint
  9. 36 years: "Consistency: early 1960s". from 1956 to 1992
  10. C. S. Liebman (1965). "Orthodoxy in American Jewish Life". JSTOR.org.
  11. "STURM--Rabbi Chaplain Ephraim H." The New York Times. July 7, 2015. Rabbi Sturm championed the idea that students could practice their religion without hindrance and be able to obtain kosher food at universities


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