The Cincinnati Jewish Jubilee Yearbook - 1957

1957

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In honor of Rabbi Eliezer Silver from MEYER GOLDBERG
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RABBI ELIEZER SILVER is world-renowned as a great scholar, spiritual leader and a man without equal in his devotion to the cause of preservation of the traditional and sacred values of Orthodox Judaism. Rabbi Silver has already gained immortality as the President of the Agudath Horabonim of U. S. and Canada and as the organizer of the Vaad Hatzala for the rescue of half a million Jews from death. Rabbi Silver is a noble descendant of over 1oo generations of great Rabbis and Leaders in Israel and the Diaspora. He first served as Chief Rabbi of Harrisburg, Pa. from 1907 to 1924. Next he served as head of the Orthodox communities in Boston and Springfield, Mass. Since 1931 he has served as the Chief Orthodox Rabbi of Greater Cincinnati. He organized the Agudath Israel of America and many Rabbinical colleges. During the past 25 years Rabbi Silver's brilliance, vitality, and devotion to the cause of Judaism transcended international borders. The Vaad Hatzala, which he organized and directed during World War II, saved the lives of 500,000 Jews of Nazi Germany, Poland, U.S.S.R., Japan and many other countries. Due to Rabbi Silver's personal efforts these victims of Nazi and Communist brutality found havens of refuge in Israel, the U. S., Canada and South America.
Rabbi Silver's achievement in other fields of scholarship, education, and charity are far too many to be enumerated at this time. May the Almighty bless Rabbi Silver with continued good health and energy to carry on his holy work.