Yechiel Eckstein

Founder and President of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews.
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Yechiel Eckstein

Summary

Yechiel Eckstein is a human[1]. He was born in Ottawa[2]. He was born on July 11, 1951[3]. He died in Jerusalem[4]. He died on February 6, 2019[5]. He worked as a rabbi[6] and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (234 views/month, #7,229 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Yechiel Eckstein was born in Ottawa[2].
  • Yechiel Eckstein died in Jerusalem[4].
  • Yechiel Eckstein was born on July 11, 1951[3].
  • Yechiel Eckstein died on February 6, 2019[5].
  • A child of Yechiel Eckstein was Yael Eckstein[9].
  • Yechiel Eckstein held citizenship in Israel[10].
  • Yechiel Eckstein worked as a rabbi[6].
  • Yechiel Eckstein worked as a writer[7].
  • Among Yechiel Eckstein's employers was Columbia University[11].
  • Yechiel Eckstein's education included a stint at Yeshiva University[12].
  • Yechiel Eckstein was educated at Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy[13].
  • Yechiel Eckstein received the Raoul Wallenberg Award[14].
  • Yechiel Eckstein's religion is recorded as Judaism[15].
  • Yechiel Eckstein is recorded as male[16].
  • Yechiel Eckstein's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Yechiel Eckstein's founder is recorded as International Fellowship of Christians and Jews[18].
  • Yechiel Eckstein's Commons category is recorded as Yechiel Eckstein[19].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[20].
  • Yechiel Eckstein's residence is recorded as Jerusalem[21].
  • Yechiel Eckstein's family name is recorded as Eckstein[22].
  • Yechiel Eckstein's given name is recorded as Yechiel[23].
  • Yechiel Eckstein's official website is recorded as http://www.rabbieckstein.org[24].
  • Yechiel Eckstein's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[25].
  • Yechiel Eckstein's described by source is recorded as Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein Dies at 67; Fostered Israeli-Evangelical Ties[26].
  • Yechiel Eckstein's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hebrew[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: IL[29]

  • Began / founded: 1951-07-11[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2019-02-06[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 85c9a1c1-5e48-4747-b550-a6f58ab2cee1[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Ottawa[2], Yechiel Eckstein… he was born on July 11, 1951[3].

Education

Educated at Yeshiva University[12], a private university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1886[35], headquartered in New York City[36] and Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy[13], a yeshiva[37], in United States[38], founded in 1916[39], headquartered in Manhattan[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include rabbi[6] and writer[7]. Among Yechiel Eckstein's employers was Columbia University[11].

Recognition

Yechiel Eckstein received the Raoul Wallenberg Award[14].

Personal Life

A child of Yechiel Eckstein was Yael Eckstein[9]. His religion is recorded as Judaism[15].

Death and Burial

Yechiel Eckstein died on February 6, 2019[5]. He passed away in Jerusalem[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[20].

Why It Matters

Yechiel Eckstein ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (234 views/month, #7,229 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Yechiel Eckstein born?

Yechiel Eckstein's place of birth was Ottawa[2].

Where did Yechiel Eckstein die?

Yechiel Eckstein passed away in Jerusalem[4].

What did Yechiel Eckstein do for work?

Yechiel Eckstein worked as rabbi[6] and writer[7].

Where did Yechiel Eckstein go to school?

Yechiel Eckstein was educated at Yeshiva University[12] and Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy[13].

What awards did Yechiel Eckstein receive?

Honors received include Raoul Wallenberg Award[14].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . jdc.org. jdc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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