Because He Cared

The Life and Impact ofRabbi Moshe NeumanBeloved Principal of Bais Yaakov of QueensWhile still very young, Rabbi Moshe Neuman becamethe menahel of Bais Yaakov of Queens. He started withtwenty-seven girls in something that could hardly be called aschool building. In his fifty years of leadership, as the schoolgrew and grew and grew, thousands of girls received his chinuch- and his caring.Caring? This menahel would bend over to tie a preschooler'sshoes. He'd discreetly help an impoverished seventh-graderwith funds to buy a dress for Yom Tov, and give a surly sixth-grader a bowl of cereal when he learned she'd skippedbreakfast. Discipline when needed? Absolutely. Leadershipwhen necessary? For sure. But firmness was always coupledwith love and respect for parents, teachers, and above all,students. Because He Cared is the story of a wealthy and privilegedchild in Germany... who became a young and impoverishedrefugee in America... who became a champion stickball playermorphing into a masmid.