What is Yaakov Perlow?
[[File:הרב מנובומינסק.jpg|thumb|Yaakov Perlow]] '''Yaakov Perlow''' ({{lang-he-n|יעקב פרלוב}}, 1931 – April 7, 2020) was an American [[Hasidic Judaism|Hasidic]] rabbi and [[rosh yeshiva]], and [[Rebbe]] of the [[Novominsk (Hasidic dynasty)|Novominsker]] [[List of Hasidic dynasties|Hasidic dynasty]]. From 1998 until his death, he was president of [[Agudath Israel of America]]. He was also in charge of that organization's [[Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah]] (Council of Torah Sages). He was one of the most respected leaders of the American Orthodox Jewish community. Perlow was born in [[Brooklyn]]. Perlow died on April 7, 2020 of [[COVID-19]] in Brooklyn at the age of 89.<ref>{{cite news |title=Agudath Israel leader succumbs to coronavirus |url=https://jewishinsider.com/2020/04/agudath-israel-leader-succumbs-to-coronavirus/ |access-date=April 7, 2020 |agency=jewishinsider.com}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Perlow, Yaakov}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City]] [[Category:American rabbis]] [[Category:People from New York City]] {{US-bio-stub}}