Joseph Kaminetsky
Rabbi Joseph Kaminetsky | |
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Rabbi Joseph Kaminetsky | |
| Principal of Manhattan Day School | |
| Director of Torah Umesorah | |
| In office 1948–1980 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1911 |
| Died | March 17, 1999 (aged 87–88) |
| Alma mater | Yeshiva University, Teachers College, Columbia University |
| Occupation | Rabbi, Jewish educator |
| Known for | Founding director of Torah Umesorah – National Society for Hebrew Day Schools |
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Joseph Kaminetsky (1911 – March 17, 1999) was an American Orthodox rabbi who became the pioneering first director of Torah Umesorah – National Society for Hebrew Day Schools of North America, based in New York City. He was directly responsible for the establishment of hundreds of yeshiva day schools across the United States outside of the New York Metropolitan Area.