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Samuel Belkin was born on 12 December, 1911 in Svislach, Russian Empire (now Belarus), is an A polish emigrant to the United States. Discover Samuel Belkin's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?
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President of Yeshiva University |
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64 years old |
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Sagittarius |
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12 December, 1911 |
| Birthday |
12 December |
| Birthplace |
Svislach, Russian Empire (now Belarus) |
| Date of death |
19 April, 1976 |
| Died Place |
New York City, United States |
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Russia
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Samuel Belkin Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Samuel Belkin's Wife?
His wife is Selma Ehrlich Abby Polesie
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Solomon Belkin and Minna (Sattir) Belkin |
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Selma Ehrlich Abby Polesie |
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Linda Rose Belkn Schuchalter and Salo Maurice Belkin |
Samuel Belkin Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Samuel Belkin worth at the age of 64 years old? Samuel Belkin’s income source is mostly from being a successful President. He is from Russia. We have estimated Samuel Belkin's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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President |
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Samuel Belkin (December 12, 1911 – April 19, 1976) was the second President of Yeshiva University.
An American Rabbi and distinguished Torah scholar, he is credited with leading Yeshiva University through a period of Substantial expansion.
Belkin was born in 1911 in Svislach, Russian Empire (now Belarus) and studied in the yeshivas of Slonim and Mir.
Recognized at a young age as an illui, a genius, he was ordained as a Rabbi at the age of seventeen by the famed Yisrael Meir Kagan, the Chofetz Chaim.
He also studied for a time in the Mir.
As a child, he sought to leave Poland after he witnessed his father being shot by a policeman in 1919.
He emigrated to the United States in 1929, studied with Harry Austryn Wolfson at Harvard and received his doctorate (concerned with the writings of Philo) at Brown University in 1935, one of the first awarded for Judaic studies in American academia.
In 1940, an elaboration of his Ph.D. thesis was published with the title "Philo and the Oral Law — The Philonic Interpretation of Biblical Law in Relation to the Palestinian Halakah."
He then joined the faculty of Yeshiva College, New York, where he taught Greek.
He became a full professor in 1940 and was appointed dean of its Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) the same year.
In 1943, Belkin was named president of the college, Under his guidance, the institution expanded to become Yeshiva University in 1945.
Belkin was a visionary who transformed Yeshiva from a small college and rabbinical seminary into a significant institution of considerable stature in Judaic Studies, natural and social sciences, and the humanities.
Under his presidency, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine was opened as Yeshiva University's medical school.
As a scholar, he published many works on Jewish law and Hellenistic literature.
His most significant published works are "Philo and the Oral Law" and "In His Image: The Jewish Philosophy of Man as Expressed in Rabbinic Tradition".
In his work, "In His Image," Dr. Belkin described Judaism as a Democratic Theocracy — a theocracy because the first principle of Jewish thought describes the Kingship of God, and a democracy because the Written and the Oral Law emphasize the infinite worth of each human being.
Belkin stepped down as university president in 1975.
He died in 1976 in New York City after an illness.
The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law gives an award to one graduating law student each year in Dr. Belkin's honor.
The award recognizes the student who exemplifies the combination of excellence in leadership, scholarship and exceptional contribution to the growth and development of the law school.
Past recipients of the Dr. Samuel Belkin Award include:
