Eckstein, Yechiel, 1951-2019

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Judaism--Relations--Christianity
Christianity and other religions--Judaism

found: His What Christians should know about Jews and Judaism, 1983:CIP t.p. (Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein) CIP data sheet (b. 7/11/51) pub. info. (nat. co-dir., Interrel. Aff., Anti-Def. League; masters degr. fr. Yeshiva, Col. U., Un. Theol. Seminary)

found: Wikipedia, October 1, 2015(Yechiel Eckstein; Yechiel Z. Eckstein (born 1951) is a rabbi and the founder and current president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews; Eckstein holds dual citizenship in the U.S. and Israel, having become an Israeli citizen in 2002; he lives in Jerusalem; he is recognized as the world's leading Jewish authority on evangelical Christians; he has written columns and been featured in such publications as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Time, U.S. News and World Report, The Jerusalem Post, The Forward, and People magazine; he has been a guest on TV and radio programs nationwide, including CNBC's Hardball and PBS' Now with Bill Moyers; in Israel, Eckstein has served as an unofficial advisor to former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and was appointed Goodwill Ambassador of the State of Israel, with special emphasis on Israel's relationships with evangelical communities in Latin America; he also chaired the City of Jerusalem's Public Commission for Strengthening Worldwide Ties to Jerusalem; he currently serves on the executive board of directors of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee; Eckstein received Orthodox Rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva University in New York; he also holds master's degrees from Yeshiva and Columbia University, where he also completed studies for his doctorate; Eckstein served on faculty at Columbia University, the Chicago Theological Seminary and the Northern Baptist Seminary)

found: New York times WWW site, viewed Feb. 8, 2019(in obituary published Feb. 7: Yechiel Eckstein; b. Yechiel Zvi Eckstein, July 11, 1951, Winthrop, Mass.; his father was a Canadian rabbi and psychologist who was serving in Winthrop at the time; the family moved to Ottawa in 1952, and his father went on to become chief rabbi there; ordained at Yeshiva University in New York; became an Israeli citizen in 2002; d. Wednesday [Feb. 6, 2019], Jerusalem, aged 67; Israeli-American rabbi whose organization, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, has raised more than $1.5 billion for Israel by promoting closer ties with evangelical Christians abroad)