Schulem Rubin
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Schulem Rubin (June 26, 1926 - June 21, 2001)[1] served "three successive New York governors ... for more than two decades"[2] as "Director of the Kosher Law Enforcement Division" of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, a position whose responsibilities included appearance in court,[3] defending New York States' kosher laws.[4]
He also served as rabbi of Young Israel of Pelham Parkway. In 1972 his attempt to visit American Jewish soldiers held in North Vietnam was declined,[5] but a "Hanoi spokesman also denied that Rabbi Rubin’s request .. had been rejected.[6]