Louis Werfel
Chaplain Louis (Eliezer) Werfel (1916–1943) was one of only six Jewish Chaplains, the first Yeshiva College graduate (YC '37) and the only Orthodox Rabbi (Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) '40) killed in action during the Second World War. He was known as "The Flying Rabbi," a title he had earned from soldiers as he traveled by plane to Jewish airmen at isolated locations throughout North Africa. He died while serving his country after having dedicated his life to the sanctification of God's name.
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