Yisroel Aryeh Zalmanowitz
 Zalmanowitz in Bergen-Belsen | |
| Title | Chief Rabbi of Acre |
| Personal | |
| Born | December 29, 1916 |
| Died | June 23, 2003 (aged 86) Israel |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox |
| Other | Rosh Yeshiva of Bursha, rabbi of Bergen-Belsen, rabbi of Kiryat Sanz |
| Buried | Petah Tikva, Israel |
Yisroel Aryeh Zalmanowitz (December 29, 1916–June 23, 2003) was an Ashkenazi rosh yeshiva in Bursha before the Holocaust. After the Holocaust he was one of the Rabbis of Bergen-Belsen. Later in Israel, he was Chief Rabbi of Acre and the Rabbi of Kiryat Sanz.[1]
Biography
[edit]Zalmanowitz was born on December 29, 1916, in Kechnia, Austria-Hungary (now Bogdan Vodă, Romania). His father was Rabbi Shemuel Nuta.[1][2]
In his youth, Zalmanowitz studied in several yeshivas in Transylvania, including Vișeu de Sus and Cluj, where he became one of the most prominent disciples of Rabbi Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam.[1]
Rosh Yeshiva of Bursha
[edit]Rabbi Zalmanowitz married in 1941 as was appointed one of the Roshei Yeshiva in Borșa (Bursha).
Rabbi of Bergen-Belsen and Member of the Vaad Harabonim of The British Zone
[edit]Rabbi Zalmanowitz survived the Holocaust and was liberated in Bergen-Belsen on April 15, 1945. He was appointed to be one of member rabbis of the bais din in Bergen-Belsen[3] and together with the other rabbis was instrumental in permitting numerous agunot to remarry.[1]
Rabbi Zalmanowitz was also appointed to be one of the member Rabbis of the Vaad Harabonim of The British Zone, which was established and led by Rabbi Yoel Halpern.[4]
Rabbi of Kiryat Sanz and Chief Rabbi of Acre
[edit]Rabbi Zalmanowitz emigrated to Israel and in the early 1960s became the Chief Rabbi of Acre. Additionally, he was appointed Rabbi of Kiryat Sanz.[1][5]
Death
[edit]Rabbi Zalmanowitz died on June 23, 2003, and was buried in Petah Tikva.[1]
Family
[edit]Rabbi Zalmanowitz's first wife and their daughter were murdered in Auschwitz in 1944. After the Holocaust,[1] Rabbi Zalmanowitz remarried and had three sons and three daughters. One of his sons-in-law is Rabbi Asher Weiss.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Albert Shmuel, Hamodia Vol. XXII No.1059 May 8 2019.
- ^ "R' Yisroel Aryeh Zalmanowitz". geni_family_tree. 29 December 1916.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Migdal Dovid (lelov) 2019 Edition, Toldos Hamo"l.
- ^ "Discovery! Ledgers Documenting Marriages from the - Jul 24, 2019 | Winner's Auctions LTD in Israel".
- ^ "Pesia Yente Weiss". geni_family_tree. 1933.
- ^ "BD"E: Rebbetzin Pesiah Weiss, A"h | Hamodia.com". Hamodia. May 27, 2018.
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