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Esther Jungreis (born in Szeged, Hungary in 1936〔Sarna, Jonathan D.: ''American Judaism: a history'', page 352. Yale University Press, 2004.〕) is the founder of the international ''Hineni'' movement in the United States. A Holocaust survivor, she works to bring Jews to Orthodox Judaism. ==Biography== Jungreis spent her early childhood in Szeged, Hungary. Her father, Abraham, was an Orthodox rabbi and operated a little ''shtiebel'' in the city;〔Szanto T. Gabor. ''(Szeged, Hires Varos )'' (Szeged, the Famous City). Szombat, 27 August 2009. ().〕 Szeged's small Orthodox population never seceded from the Neolog majority, and the local Jewish community remained unified under chief rabbis Leopold and Immanuel Löw.〔Rivka Dorfman, Ben-Zion Dorfman. ''Synagogues Without Jews: And the Communities That Built and Used Them''. Jewish Publication Society, 2000. ISBN 9780827606920. p. 284.〕 Her maiden name was Jungreis (she married a distant cousin, Theodore Jungreis). Rabbi Jungreis was deported with other Jews from Szeged in a cattle car bound for Auschwitz. However a relative who worked for Rudolph Kastner's office arranged that when the train from Szeged passed through Budapest the cattle car was opened and the entire Jungreis family went onto the so-called Kastner train to Switzerland.〔''The Final Solution Is Life''. Laura Deckelman as told by Rebbetzin Chana Rubin. Published by Mesorah Publications LTD. May 2000. Page 345〕 In 1947 they moved to Brooklyn, New York, where she reconnected with distant cousin Theodore Jungreis, a rabbi. They married. She is called ''Rebbetzin'', a Yiddish term which means "rabbi's wife." Eventually, they settled in North Woodmere, New York where Rabbi Jungreis led the Orthodox (Congregation Ohr Torah ). Together they raised four children. Rabbi Jungreis has died, but Rebbetzin Jungreis continues with her work. Now she lives in Lawrence, NY.〔(New Book By Rebbetzin Jungreis - 'Life Is A Test' - Five Towns Jewish Times )〕 Due to her experiences as a Holocaust survivor, she became "determined to devote her life to combating the spiritual holocaust that was occurring here in the United States."〔http://www.jewishpost.com/jp1003/jpn1003e.htm〕 This led to the birth of the Hineni Movement on November 18, 1973 in Madison Square Garden's Felt Forum. Her outspoken stance against interfaith marriages, equating them with the Nazi Holocaust, while drawing criticism, is statistically supported.〔http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=48ee6f8ed7-e85e-4967-ae40-3912809ec843〕 Along with Paysach Krohn, Jungreis has served as a guest speaker at the annual Shavuot retreat hosted by Gateways since 2005. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Esther Jungreis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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