Rabbi moshe sherer biography of martin

Rabbi Moshe Sherer (June 18, 1921 – May 17, 1998) was co-Chairman of the Agudath Israel World Organization from 1980,^[1] and the Chairman of Agudath Israel of America from the 1960s, until his death in 1998.^[2]

Career

Sherer "joined Agudath Israel as its executive vice president in 1941, when it was a small group with few employees,"^[1] and added the title of president in 1963.

He oversaw the tilt whereby "Within Orthodoxy, there's a sense of being pulled to the right."^[3]

Advocacy

He was an active presence in the United States capitol for better than half-a-century, advocating the interests and articulating the views of Orthodox Jewry.^[4][5] In 1988 he created a full-time Orthodox Jewish government affairs office in Washington, D.C.^[1][6] His role has been described as shtadlan (government intercessor);^[7] he testified before Congress and often led groups of inte