Yaacov Kopul Rosen (1913–1962)[1] was an Anglo-Jewish rabbi and educationalist who, in 1946, testified before the Anglo-American Commission of Inquiry on Palestine, asking them not to "play politics with the remnants of the Jewish people.
[3] Yaacov Kopul Rosen was born on 4 November 1913, in Notting Hill, London.
[4] Rosen died of leukemia in March 1962[5] at the age of 48, leaving behind his wife, Bella, three sons, Jeremy (b .
He and his wife, Bella,[5] founded Carmel College an independent Jewish boarding school in Oxfordshire, UK.
)[9][10] The stated goal of Yakar is to continue Kopul Rosen's ideals "of a Judaism based on knowledge of Torah, learning and vibrant spirituality that would at the same time be universal, non-denominational, tolerant and open to ideas and intellectual curiosity."