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Rabbi Shmuel Butman, 81, Raised the Jewish Profile in New York and Beyond
For five decades, Rabbi Shmuel Butman, director of the Lubavitch Youth Organization, was among the most iconic rabbinic profiles in the tri-state region and a familiar face in the state capital, described by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul as “a central figure in New York’s Jewish community.”