About: Avrohom Pinter

Avrohom Pinter, also known as Abraham Pinter, Avraham Pinter or Avram Pinter, (1949 – 13 April 2020) was an English rabbi and a leading figure in the Haredi community in Stamford Hill, London. He was also a local government politician who served as a Labour councillor on the Hackney Borough Council (Northfield ward, elected 1982 and 1986). He represented Haredi interests on the London Jewish Forum. In 2014 he was ranked by The Jewish Chronicle as no. 32 on their list of influential British Jews. He was the principal of the Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls' School, a role in which he received praise and criticism.