Rabbi Yechezkel Levenstein | |
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| Born | 1885 Warsaw |
| Died | 1974 (aged 88–89) Bene Berak |
| Education | Raduń Yeshiva, Kelm Talmud Torah |
Rabbi Yechezkel Levenstein, known as Reb Chatzkel, (1885 – 18 Adar (11 or 12 March) 1974),[1] was the mashgiach ruchani of the Mir Yeshiva, in Mir, Belarus and during the yeshiva's escape to Lithuania and on to Shanghai due to the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany in World War II. He was a leader of several yeshivas in Europe, the United States, and Israel.[2]
- ^ "Yartzeite of Rav Yechezkel Levenstein is the 18th of Adar." "Yartzeite of Rav Yechezkel Levenstein: Learning".
- ^ Goldberger, Moshe. One Minute History Lessons: Six Millennia of Great Jewish Leaders. Targum Press. ISBN 9781568712383.