 Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis was born in Hungary and is descended from a great rabbinic dynasty that can trace its lineage back to the days of King David. Prior to the Holocaust there were 85 rabbis bearing the name "Jungreis" in Hungary . Following W.W.II, only ten remained. Having experienced the Holocaust first hand as an inmate of Bergen Belsen, the Rebbetzin has determined to devote her life to combating the spiritual holocaust that we are witnessing here in the United States . For the past 35 years, Rebbetzin Jungreis has written a weekly column for The Jewish Press, the world's largest Anglo-Jewish weekly with a circulation of 500,000. Mrs. Jungreis also teaches Bible on the Hineni television show broadcast weekly to more than eight million homes from coast to coast. She has been featured in major publications including `Newsweek", "Time", "New York Magazine, and "People" as well as major newspapers throughout the world. Rebbetzin Jungreis has been acclaimed by every segment of the Jewish community throughout the world, and her outstanding work has been accorded recognition by Hadassah, The Jewish War Veterans, B'nai Brith. Federation of Jewish Women's Organizations, Knights of Pythias, and the Christian Amita Society. She has been the keynote speaker at the joint convention of Reform and Conservative Rabbis in Palm Springs , and has spoken for the Rabbinical Council of America, O.R.T., Hadassah, U.J.A., Israel Bonds, Jewish War Veterans, the Shomrim Society of the Police Department, B'nai Brith, Young Israel, Mizrachi, National Council of Jewish Women, the Orthodox Jewish Teachers Association, etc. She has been accorded recognition by the State of Israel and invited to address members of the Israel Defense Forces and has received awards from every branch of the service. The Rebbetzin has also been named "Woman of the Year" by Hadassah, Jewish War Veterans, B'nai Brith, Federation of Jewish Women's Organizations, the Knights of Pythias, and the Christian Amita Society. The Rebbetzin's first book, The Jewish Soul On Fire, published by William Morrow & Co. has been translated into Hebrew for distribution in Israel . Her latest book, The Committed Life, published by HarperCollins has received rave reviews and is already in its seventh printing.
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