Mike Tress Biography

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Mike Tress, otherwise known as Reb Elemelech Tress, was the founder and President of the world renowned Agudas Yisroel of America. Mike wasn’t just an ordinary man; rather, he was a man worthy of great admiration. Reading this book has taught me many valuable lessons that I’d love to share. Mike tress was born in America in the year 1909 and was niftar 58 short years later.Mike wasn’t an ordinary gadol; rather, he was raised in a more secular environment. Aside from the public school he attended, Mike joined an afternoon cheder, where he was taught nothing compared to what yeshiva boys learn today. After graduating Queens College mike was introduced to Zeirei Agudath Yisroel via a classmate Aharon M. Dershowitz. Mike was a man who continuously …show more content…

Mikes father had died when he was only a little boy and you’d never believe it by looking at his mental state. The financial problems he went through being that he left an exceptional job in place for volunteering all his time toward Klal Yisroel, was only something such a holy person could handle. Although Mike hadn’t gone through the war he suffered every time a single Jew was not granted a visa to enter the united states. In order to understand this concept we need to know that Mike was an exceptional man whom throughout the war worked day in and day out trying to grant suffering yidden in Europe. Mike suffered to the extent that once when he heard that a specific person was not granted to enter the U.S.A he fainted on the spot. In conclusion Mike was an exceptional man with exceptional middos and there is much to learn from him. Over the course of this assignment I’ve been thinking about the many areas I can and imy”h will change in. Mike helped everyone it didn’t matter if you were his best friend, his neighbour or unknown to him, the only thing that matters was that you were jew. So too in our days it doesn’t matter if you’re smart, granddaughter of the gadol hador or good looking – everyone should be treated the same way. I hope this writing has influenced you because it surely impacted

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