Dr. Bernard Revel

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Yeshiva YOR SEP 23 1986 10001 NY Bernard Revel

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DR. BERNARD REVEL First Day of Issue: September 23, 1986 First Issue Location: New York, New York Born in Kovno, Lithuania, Dr. Bernard Revel, was recog- nized at a very early age for his extraordinary ability to memorize and expound selections from ancient Rabbinic writings. He came to the United States when he was twenty-one and enrolled in the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) in New York. After receiv- ing his doctorate in Philosophy from Dropsie College in Philadelphia, he assumed the presidency of RIETS, and began to carefully plan and gently nurture America's first college under Jewish auspices. Offering a liberal arts program in conjunction with historical Jewish studies, Yeshiva College graduated its first class in 1932. Today Yeshiva University, which is the oldest and largest Ameri- can University under Jewish auspices, has some 7000 students and 25,000 alumni. The stamp on this Maximum Card was issued by the U.S. Postal service in honor of the first president of Yeshiva University, Dr. Bernard Revel — the highly regarded Jewish scholar, creative thinker and eminent master of humanities. No. 86-72 ©1986 The Maximum Card Collection A Division of Unicover Corporation . Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007 Original painting by Shannon Stirnweis.