Agudath Israel of America
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Agudath Israel of America (Hebrew: אגודת ישראל באמריקה) (also called the Agudah) is an American organization that represents Haredi Orthodox Jews.[2][3] It is loosely affiliated with the international World Agudath Israel.[4][5] Agudah seeks to meet the needs of the Haredi community, advocates[6] for its religious[7] and civil rights, and services its constituents through charitable, educational, and social service projects across North America.
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Founded | 1922 |
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Founder | Rabbi Eliezer Silver |
Headquarters | New York City , United States |
Areas served | North America |
Key people | Mike Tress
Rabbi Moshe Sherer Rabbi Yaakov Perlow (d. 2020) Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel |
Revenue | 11,422,304 United States dollar (2017) |
Number of employees | 345[1] (2016) |
Website | agudah |
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