Background
Kestenbaum, Jerome was born on April 20, 1919 in New York City. Son of Alexander and Sarah (Herskovitz) Kestenbaum.
Kestenbaum, Jerome was born on April 20, 1919 in New York City. Son of Alexander and Sarah (Herskovitz) Kestenbaum.
Bachelor, Yeshiva University, New York City, 1939. Master of Arts, University Illinois, 1943. Doctor of Divinity, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1970.
Rabbi, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1947-1949; Rabbi, Orlando, Florida, 1949-1952; Hillel director, Gainesville, Florida, 1952-1959; rabbi, Nashville, 1959-1970.
Married Roslyn Weisser, January 25, 1942. Children: Sherry Grossman, Lenny.