Yisroel Aryeh Zalmanowitz

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Rabbi

Yisroel Aryeh Zalmanowitz
Hebrew: הרב ישראל אריה זלמנוביץ‎
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Zalmanowitz in Bergen-Belsen
TitleChief Rabbi of Acre
Personal
BornDecember 29, 1916 (1916-12-29)
Kechnia, Romania
DiedJune 23, 2003 (2003-06-24) (aged 86)
Israel
ReligionJudaism
DenominationOrthodox
OtherRosh Yeshiva of Bursha, Rabbi of Bergen-Belsen, Rabbi of Kiryat Sanz
BuriedPetah Tikva, Israel

Rabbi Yisroel Aryeh Zalmanowitz (1916-2003) was a 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[]

Rabbi Yisroel Aryeh Zalmanowitz was born on December 29, 1916 in Kechnia Romania. His father was Rabbi Shemuel Nuta.[1][2]

In his youth Rabbi Zalmanowitz studied in several yeshivas in Transylvania, including Visheva and Klausenberg where he became one of the most prominent disciples of Rabbi Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam.[1]

Rosh Yeshiva of Bursha[]

Rabbi Zalmanowitz married in 1941 as was appointed one of the Roshei Yeshiva in Bursha.

Rabbi of Bergen-Belsen and Member of the Vaad Harabonim of The British Zone[]

Rabbi Zalmanowitz survived the Holocaust and was liberated in Bergen-Belsen on April 11, 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[]

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[]

Rabbi Zalmanowitz died on June 23, 2003 and was buried in Petah Tikva.[1]

Family[]

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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Albert Shmuel, Hamodia Vol. XXII No.1059 May 8 2019.
  2. ^ "R' Yisroel Aryeh Zalmanowitz". geni_family_tree.
  3. ^ [1][dead link]
  4. ^ Migdal Dovid (lelov) 2019 Edition, Toldos Hamo"l.
  5. ^ "Discovery! Ledgers Documenting Marriages from the - Jul 24, 2019 | Winner's Auctions LTD in Israel".
  6. ^ "Pesia Yente Weiss". geni_family_tree.
  7. ^ "BD"E: Rebbetzin Pesiah Weiss, A"h | Hamodia.com". Hamodia. May 27, 2018.
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