Ephraim Elimelech Urbach was born in Białystok, Poland, to a Hasidic family. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> He served as a rabbi in the British army during World War II.<unk> He served as a rabbi in the British army during World War II. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>
1948 War of Independence and thereafter worked for several educational institutions before joining the Hebrew University faculty in 1953.