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| name = HaRav Simcha Zissel Halevi Levovitz |
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| image = Harav SImcha Zissel HaLevi Levovitz.jpg |
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| caption = HaRav Simcha Zissel Halevi Levovitz |
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| birth_date = 1908 |
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| birth_place = Ozovnet, [[Lithuania]] |
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| death_date = 2001 |
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| father = [[Yeruchom Levovitz]] |
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| spouse = Daughter of [[Hartwig Naftali Carlebach]] |
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| children = Three sons and one daughter |
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| occupation = Rabbi, Educator |
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| known_for = Founder of the first Mesivta in [[Boro Park]], [[Brooklyn]] |
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| education = [[Grodno]], [[Telšiai|Telz]], [[Brest, Belarus|Brisk]] |
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| works = Published writings of [[Yeruchom Levovitz]] and [[Simcha Zissel Ziv]] |
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'''HaRav Simcha Zissel Halevi Levovitz''' (1908–2001) was a Lithuanian-born American rabbi and founder of the first Mesivta (Jewish High School) in [[Boro Park]], [[Brooklyn]], and a teacher of thousands of students. |
'''HaRav Simcha Zissel Halevi Levovitz''' (1908–2001) was a Lithuanian-born American rabbi and founder of the first Mesivta (Jewish High School) in [[Boro Park]], [[Brooklyn]], and a teacher of thousands of students. |
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He was born in 1908 in Ozovnet, [[Lithuania]]. His father, [[Musar movement]] leader Rabbi [[Yeruchom Levovitz]], was the spiritual leader of Yeshivas Mir.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chareidi.org/archives5761/devarim/DVRMarlvvtz.htm|title=Dei'ah veDibur - Information & Insight - NEWS}}</ref> |
He was born in 1908 in Ozovnet, [[Lithuania]]. His father, [[Musar movement]] leader Rabbi [[Yeruchom Levovitz]], was the spiritual leader of Yeshivas Mir.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chareidi.org/archives5761/devarim/DVRMarlvvtz.htm|title=Dei'ah veDibur - Information & Insight - NEWS}}</ref> |
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Levovitz studied in the yeshivas of [[Grodno]], [[Telšiai|Telz]] and [[Brest, Belarus|Brisk]]. At the start of [[World War II]] he fled to the United States<ref>''Daring to dream: profiles in the growth of the American Torah community'' (Agudath Israel of America, 2003)</ref> and settled in [[Brooklyn, New York]] where he married the daughter of [[Hartwig Naftali Carlebach]] and sister of [[Shlomo Carlebach]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chareidi.org/archives5761/devarim/DVRMarlvvtz.htm|title=Dei'ah veDibur - Information & Insight - NEWS}}</ref> |
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Simcha Zissel settled in [[Brooklyn, New York]] where he married the daughter of Rabbi [[Noftali Carlebach]], Chief Rabbi of Berlin, Germany. After WWII, Rabbi Carlebach established the famous synagogue Kehilath Jacob on the Upper West Side, New York City.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chareidi.org/archives5761/devarim/DVRMarlvvtz.htm|title=Dei'ah veDibur - Information & Insight - NEWS}}</ref> |
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After his marriage |
After his marriage he founded the first yeshiva high school in [[Boro Park]]. He also published the writings of his father, [[Yeruchom Levovitz]], and of the rabbi after whom he was named, [[Simcha Zissel Ziv]]. |
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He and his wife had three sons, all rabbis, and one daughter. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 04:46, 3 July 2024
HaRav Simcha Zissel Halevi Levovitz | |
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 HaRav Simcha Zissel Halevi Levovitz | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1908 Ozovnet, Lithuania |
| Died | 2001 |
| Spouse | Daughter of Hartwig Naftali Carlebach |
| Children | Three sons and one daughter |
| Parent |
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| Notable work(s) | Published writings of Yeruchom Levovitz and Simcha Zissel Ziv |
| Education | Grodno, Telz, Brisk |
| Known for | Founder of the first Mesivta in Boro Park, Brooklyn |
| Occupation | Rabbi, Educator |
HaRav Simcha Zissel Halevi Levovitz (1908–2001) was a Lithuanian-born American rabbi and founder of the first Mesivta (Jewish High School) in Boro Park, Brooklyn, and a teacher of thousands of students.
Biography
[edit]He was born in 1908 in Ozovnet, Lithuania. His father, Musar movement leader Rabbi Yeruchom Levovitz, was the spiritual leader of Yeshivas Mir.[1]
Levovitz studied in the yeshivas of Grodno, Telz and Brisk. At the start of World War II he fled to the United States[2] and settled in Brooklyn, New York where he married the daughter of Hartwig Naftali Carlebach and sister of Shlomo Carlebach.[3]
After his marriage he founded the first yeshiva high school in Boro Park. He also published the writings of his father, Yeruchom Levovitz, and of the rabbi after whom he was named, Simcha Zissel Ziv.
He and his wife had three sons, all rabbis, and one daughter.
References
[edit]- ^ "Dei'ah veDibur - Information & Insight - NEWS".
- ^ Daring to dream: profiles in the growth of the American Torah community (Agudath Israel of America, 2003)
- ^ "Dei'ah veDibur - Information & Insight - NEWS".