Bernard Revel
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Rabbi Bernard (Dov) Revel was an Orthodox rabbi and scholar. He was appointed as the first President of Yeshiva University from 1915 until his death in 1940.
Prior to his appointment he was in the oil business which he abandoned in order to undertake the development of Yeshiva University. Born in Lithuania and having studied at the Telz Yeshiva (Rabbinical College of Telshe) in Lithuania, he immigrated to the United States. He was also an accomplished academic and obtained a PhD. In 1987 he appeared on a $1 U.S. Postage stamp, as part of the Great Americans Series.
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