3 7 ) ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁Orth odox ▁Rab bi ▁( R ab bi ▁Isaac ▁El chan an ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁( RI ET S ) ▁' 4 0 ) ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁F lying ▁Rab bi ," ▁a ▁title ▁he ▁had ▁earned ▁from ▁soldiers ▁as ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁by ▁plane ▁to ▁Jewish ▁air men ▁at ▁isolated ▁locations ▁throughout ▁North ▁Africa . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Born ▁on ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁to ▁imm igr ants ▁who ▁had ▁arrived ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁from ▁Pam ur an ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Gal icia ▁( E astern ▁Europe ), ▁Louis ▁ ▁Wer fel ▁attended ▁Yes h iva ▁and ▁Mes iv ta ▁Tor ah ▁V oda ath , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁en rolled ▁in ▁Yes h iva ▁College , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁sin cer ity ▁and ▁commit ment ▁towards ▁Orth odox ▁J uda ism . ▁Wer fel ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁student ▁affairs , ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Relig ious ▁Z ion ist ▁Ha ' Po el ▁ha ' M iz ra chi ▁movement ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁personal ▁friend ▁of ▁Rab bi ▁Dr . ▁Bernard ▁Re vel , ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁Yes h iva ▁University . ▁ ▁At ▁Yes h iva ▁College , ▁as ▁secretary ▁( 1 9 3 6 - 1 9 3 7 ) ▁of ▁its ▁Student ▁Council ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Rab bi ▁Isaac ▁El chan