meyer series

meyer series

Background

The Meyer Memorial Lecture Series is made possible by the Rabbi Samuel Meyer Memorial Trust. The trust was established in 1994 to honor the memory of the late Samuel Meyer, rabbi emeritus of Temple El Emeth in Liberty, who died in 1993. His widow, Faye Meyer of Liberty, remains involved with the lecture series.

Rabbi Meyer served as rabbi of Temple El Emeth and its predecessor congregations in Youngstown from 1971 until his retirement in 1990.

He had an interest in Jewish-Christian dialogues and the lecture series takes place annually to foster continuing interfaith discussion in the Mahoning Valley.

Rabbi Meyer and the Rev. George Balasko, pastor of St. Ann Church in East Palestine, co-founded the local Jewish-Christian Dialogue group some 36 years ago and it continues to this day.