Julius Berman

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Julius Berman
Born1935 (age 8788)
Education Yeshiva College (BA)
New York University (JD)
RIETS (Semikhah)
Relatives Ari Berman (nephew)

Julius "Julie" Berman (born 1935) is an American attorney and Orthodox rabbi. [1] He is involved in many large Jewish organizations, many of them non-denominational, and has served in key leadership positions.

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Early life and education

Berman was born in Dūkštas, Lithuania and raised in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of Henoch, a rabbi, and shochet and Sarah Berman. [2] [1] He first attended Yeshiva of Hartford elementary school, and was in its first graduating class. [1] He graduated from Yeshiva Torah Vodaas high school in 1952. [3] [4] He then attended Yeshiva University, graduating from Yeshiva College in 1956, and receiving ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary in 1959. He received his Juris Doctor from the New York University School of Law in 1960, graduating cum laude and first in his class. [5]

He received an honorary doctorate from Yeshiva University in 1995.

Career

As a confidant of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik Berman helped publish his works. Professionally, he is a partner in the law firm of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer.

Organizations

Berman is a longstanding board member of RIETS, and is chairman emeritus of the board, having served as its chairman for many years. He has been president of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany since 2014, [6] and was previously chairman of its board. He has headed many national and international Jewish organizations, including the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, the Orthodox Union, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and the American Zionist Youth Foundation.

He served in a leadership capacity at the following organizations: [5] [7]

Personal life

Berman is married to Dorothy "Dotty" Berman, a graduate of the Stern College for Women and Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. [1] They have three children, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. His Yiddish name is Yudl. [4] Berman's nephew is Ari Berman, President of Yeshiva University. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Etz Chaim Award" (PDF). YU. 2017.
  2. Yeshiva University interview with Julius Berman
  3. "The Scroll" (PDF). Torah Vodaath Yearbook: 11. 1952.
  4. 1 2 3 "Rabbi Julius Berman Reminisces On Rav Soloveitchik And 50 Years Of Community Service" . Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  5. 1 2 Michael Lavner (April 3, 2006). "The Evolution of RIETS: An interview with Julius Berman, RIETS Board Chairman". The Commentator. Archived from the original on June 10, 2007.
  6. Conference, Claims (2014-07-14). "Claims Conference Board of Directors Charts Future Course at Annual Meeting". Claims Conference. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  7. "Rabbi Julius Berman Reminisces On Rav Soloveitchik And 50 Years Of Community Service". The Jewish Press. November 12, 2011.