Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky (first Dushinsky rebbe)

Rabbi
Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky
יוסף צבי דושינסקי
Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky
Chief Rabbi of the Edah HaChareidis
Personal
Born1867
Died17 October 1948
NationalityIsraeli
SpouseSheindel (died), Esther Neuhaus
ChildrenYisroel Moshe Dushinsky
Parent(s)Yisroel and Sara Elka Dushinsky
DenominationOrthodox
Known forAnti-Zionist stance, founding the Dushinsky Hasidic dynasty
Other namesMaharitz
OccupationRabbi, Chief Rabbi (Gavad) of the Edah HaChareidis

Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky (1867 – 17 October 1948),[1] also known as the Maharitz, was the first Rebbe of Dushinsky and Chief Rabbi (Gavad) of the Edah HaChareidis of Jerusalem.

  1. ^ Rossoff 2005, p. 385.