After converting to Baptist Christianity and his ordination as a minister, Rosen still considered himself a Jew: "You can say I'm a nuisance, a Christian, out of step with the Jewish community, but you can't say I'm not a Jew." He founded Jews for Jesus in San Francisco in 1973, and led the group for almost 25 years. A the time of his death in 2010 the group had chapters conducting outreach in ten nations, including Israel.
[1] Obituaries at the time of his death indicate birth in Denver, but by Rosen's own account, he was born in Kansas City and his family moved to Denver when he was aged two. See Rosen and Proctor, Jews for Jesus (1974), page 15.
Father: Ben Rosen
Mother: Rose Baker Rosen
Wife: Ceil Starr (m. 18-Aug-1950, until his death, two daughters)
Daughter: Lyn Rosen Bond
Daughter: Ruth Rosen
High School: Denver, CO
Theological: Northeastern Bible College (1957)
Theological: Western Conservative Baptist Seminary (1986)
Jews for Jesus Founder & Executive Director (1973-96)
Missions to the Jews
Converted to Christianity formerly agnostic (1953)
Ordained Baptist (1957)
Austrian Ancestry
Jewish Ancestry
Official Website:
http://members.aol.com/mitymo/
Author of books:
Jews for Jesus (1974, with William Proctor)
Share the new life with a Jew (1976, with Ceil Rosen)
Christ in the Passover: Why Is This Night Different? (1976, with Ceil Rosen)
Yʹshua (1982)
The Universe Is Broken: Who on Earth Can Fix It? (1991)
Overture to Armageddon: Beyond the Gulf War (1991, with Bob Massie)
Witnessing to Jews: Practical Ways to Relate the Love of Jesus (1998, with Ceil Rosen)
AKA Martin Meyer Rosen