Rabbi Sholom Friedmann is a Talmid of Rabbi Leib Bakst ‫זצ"ל‬, of
Yeshivas Ateres Mordechai, Detroit, Michigan. After learning in the
yeshivah and kollel, Rabbi Friedmann moved to the British colony of
Gibraltar and studied in the Gateshead Kollel for three more years, at
which time he received rabbinical ordination. From there, Rabbi
Friedmann moved to London, England. In London, Rabbi Friedmann
taught in the Menorah Grammar School, and was appointed the
communal Rov of Kehilas Kol Yaakov, Edgware, London. Rabbi
Friedmann was awarded Qualified Teaching Status by the British
Board of Education in 2002, and a diploma in educational psychology
by the Tavistock clinic (London) in 2006.
In 2005, Rabbi Friedmann was accepted as a Fellow in Holocaust
Education by the prestigious Imperial War Museum, London. Rabbi Friedmann relocated to New York in
2008 to become the Director of Zechor Yemos Olam, the Holocaust education division of Torah
Umesorah. While occupying that position, Rabbi Friedmann created teaching materials, videos, and
teacher training programs, including the ZYO Holocaust education fellowship program. In April 2012,
Rabbi Friedmann was appointed as the director of the Amud Aish Memorial Museum / Kleinman
Holocaust Education Center.
Rabbi Friedmann currently sits on the educational committee of the Claims Conference Against Germany.