Background
Helfgott, Benjamin Wolf was born on June 28, 1908 in Hotin, Bessarabia, Russia. Son of Moses and Chaytze Mirel (Menschel) Helfgott.
Helfgott, Benjamin Wolf was born on June 28, 1908 in Hotin, Bessarabia, Russia. Son of Moses and Chaytze Mirel (Menschel) Helfgott.
Certified, Yeshiva University, 1931. Master of Arts, Western Reserve University, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1952.
Rabbi, Jewish Center of Wakefield and Edenwald (New York), 1928-1943, 47-; rabbi, Temple Emanuel, Youngstown, Ohio., 1943-1947.
Member Yeshiva University Alumni Association, Western Reserve University Alumni Association, Columbia University Alumni Association, Claremore Club, Knights of Pythias.
Married Hannah Stern, June 5, 1935. Children: Feiga Helfgott Burnstein, Samson.