Mike Tress

Elimelech Gavriel "Mike" Tress (1909 – July 9, 1967) was the national president of Agudath Israel of America from the 1940s until his death.[1] He was a major figure in the movement's expansion and its chief lay leader until his death.

His life and work are the subject of a biography, They Called Him Mike: Reb Elemelech Tress: His Era, Hatzalah, and the Building of an American Orthodoxy, by Yonason Rosenblum (Mesorah Publications, 1995, ISBN 0-89906-623-2).

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Tress, Leader of Orthodox Jewry is Dead" (PDF). Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 10 Jul 1967. Retrieved 13 June 2013.