Jerome Lipnick

Jerome Lipnick was born in Baltimore and attended Johns Hopkins University, later receiving his ordination as a rabbi at JTS in 1945. While studying at JTS, Lipnick worked tirelessly to draw attention to the plight of Jews in Europe, advocating taking action to rescue them. Following the war, Lipnick remained a passionate activist, working for civil rights and for the Soviet Jewry cause. As a rabbi, he led a variety of synagogues and served as director of education for B’nai B’rith in Washington, D.C.