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Julius Berman, Orthodox rabbi whose influence spanned secular and observant Jewish institutions, dies at 90

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Julius Berman, a distinguished Orthodox Jewish leader, passed away at the age of 90. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Orthodox JudaismYeshiva UniversityJewish LeadershipRabbi Joseph SoloveitchikOrthodox UnionLegal CareerClaims ConferenceHolocaust RestitutionRabbi Julius BermanJewish Communal Organizations

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Lithuania
"Born in Lithuania in 1935 to Rabbi Henoch and Sarah Berman, Berman immigrated with his family to Hartford, Connecticut, in 1940 where he was among the first graduating class of the Yeshiva of Hartford."
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
"Born in Lithuania in 1935 to Rabbi Henoch and Sarah Berman, Berman immigrated with his family to Hartford, Connecticut, in 1940 where he was among the first graduating class of the Yeshiva of Hartford."
New York City, New York, United States
"Berman joined the New York City law firm Kaye Scholer in 1959, where he was a pioneer for observant Jews in the citys legal world."
Hollis, New York, United States
"His funeral will be held Thursday at Young Israel of Jamaica Estates in Hollis, New York."

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