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Yechiel Eckstein
American rabbi and philanthropist
Yechiel Eckstein (Hebrew: יחיאל אקשטיין; July 11, 1951 – February 6, 2019) was an Israeli Americanrabbi who founded International Fellowship of Christians and Jews in 1983 and led it for many years.
The objectives of the organisation were to support Jews in need of financial help, to promote emigration of Jews to Israel, and to support poor soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces.
Rabbi yechiel eckstein biography
In 2003, it was listed as the second-largest charitable foundation in Israel by Ha'aretz.
In 2010 Newsweek listed him in the Top 50 Most Influential Rabbis in America. He was awarded Hadassah's first Man of Distinction in 2010, and the Raoul Wallenberg Award in 2014.
He was listed in the "Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews" of 2014 and 2015.[3]
Early life and education
Born in Winthrop, Massachusetts, Eckstein was the son of the Rabbi and psychologist Dr.
Simon "Sy" Eckstein (1919–2016) and his wife Belle Eckstein (née