Herschel Schacter

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:rabbi
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Yeshiva_University
gptkbp:birthDate 1917-10-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Brownsville,_Brooklyn,_New_York_City,_United_States
gptkbp:child gptkb:Jacob_J._Schacter
gptkbp:deathDate 2013-03-21
gptkbp:deathPlace Riverdale, Bronx, New York City, United States
gptkbp:ethnicity Jewish
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Herschel Schacter
gptkbp:knownFor liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableEvent helped survivors of Buchenwald after liberation
first US Army chaplain to enter Buchenwald after liberation
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:rabbi
gptkbp:positionHeld chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations
rabbi at Mosholu Jewish Center, Bronx, New York
gptkbp:rank gptkb:priest
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:serves gptkb:Buchenwald_concentration_camp
gptkbp:spouse Pessie Schacter
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jacob_J._Schacter
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6