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Rabbi Dr. Isaac Lewin, (1906 - 1995) was a Professor Emeritus Of Jewish History at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Yeshiva University In New York 〔A History of Polish Jewry During the Revival of Poland, back of the book〕 == Biography == Isaac Lewin was born 1906, in Wieliczka, Poland. was the son of Rabbi Aaron Lewin. He received rabbinic ordination in 1935, and a law degree in 1937, and served two terms on the City Council of Łódź.〔Holocaust Chronicles page 291〕 He fled Poland just ahead of the Nazis in 1939 with is wife and young son Nathan, and arrived in the United States in 1941. In United States he was part of the ''Vaad Ha-Hatzala'' working for the Rescuing Jews in Occupied Poland. After the war he went on a relief mission to help Holocaust survivors and displaced persons. He was a key aide to the leaders of Agudath Yisrael, and became the spokesman for the Agudath Israel in the United Nations. He was an architect of the ''Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief'', which was Proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 36/55 of 25 November 1981. For this, he was awarded the United Nation's Medal of Peace. He was also awarded by the city of Warsaw with the Golden Badge of Merit in 1988, for promoting international relations and cooperation among peoples. Rabbi Lewin was professor of Jewish history at the Yeshiva University. He taught at YU from 1944 until 1985. He was an author and editor of works in English, Hebrew, Yiddish, and he could converse comfortably in German and French.〔Jewish Press Jun 20 2007〕 In 1983 he was involved in obtaining an agreement from the Polish Government to help restore the neglected Jewish cemeteries in Poland.〔NY Times 8/25/1995,obituaries〕 His Son Nathan Lewin is a prominent Washington attorney who has appeared before the Supreme Court in many Orthodox causes. 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「Isaac Lewin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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