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'''Meyer Abovitz''' (מאיר בן ישעיהו אבוביץ; born [[1876]] - died [[1941]]) was a [[Rabbi]] and [[Rosh Yeshiva]] active in [[Mizrachi (religious Zionism)|Mizrachi]] in [[Eastern Europe]] between the Two World Wars.[http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/pinkas_poland/pol8_00430.html] He studied in [[Slabodka yeshiva|Slabodka]], [[Kovno Kollel|Kovno]] and [[Raduń Yeshiva|Radin]], and received [[Semicha]] from Rabbis Moshe Danishevsky, Hirsh Rabinovich, and Malkiel Tannenbaum, respectively holding the positions of ''[[Av Beit Din]]'' (AB"D) in Slabodka, Kovno and Lomza. He was then ''Rav'' and AB"D in [[Telatycze]] ([[White Russia]]) and Lubiezh. The latter was destoyed during the early days of the [[First World War]], and Abovitz then relocated to German held [[Navahrudak]], where he was Rav until 1941. He participated in the founding assembly of Mizrachi of Lithuania and Poland, in [[Vilna]], 1919; he was also involved in various committees of the movement in Poland between the two World Wars. See [[Mizrachi_(religious_Zionism)#Mizrachi_in_Poland|Mizrachi in Poland]]. <!-- not sure about this sentence: In 1921, he was amongst the Rabbis on the Rolling Committee (?) of Lublin / Bialistok signing the declaration joining Mizrachi.--> In Navahrudak he was active in religious national education - [[rosh yeshiva|heading]] the ''Beth Yosef'' [[Yeshiva]] [http://books.google.com/books?id=pOWtjeac3mYC&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=Meir+Abovitz&source=bl&ots=2FET8H7fOs&sig=YiL22-9RfKIskGUDHZ0tUdhhDg0&hl=en&ei=jahUTt2PLtDsOfaavIwG&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Meir%20Abovitz&f=false] - which he saw a counterweight to the Jewish [[secular school]]s founded there following the First World War. Despite his involvement with Mizrachi he was also accepted by the ''[[World Agudath Israel|Agudath Yisrael]]''. He was martyred with the rest of the Jewish population;[http://horabis.blogspot.com/2007/10/ab-abowitz.html] see [[Navahrudak#Later_history|Navahrudak: Later history]]. He authored two works: ''Zichron Yeshayahu'' and ''Kochvei Ohr''. [http://www.hebrew-bibliography.com/searchg/ID_Author_%D7%90%D7%91%D7%95%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A5%20%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A8%20%D7%91%D7%9F%20%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%94%D7%95.aspx]

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'''Meyer Abovitz''' (מאיר בן ישעיהו אבוביץ; alternate spelling Meir Abowitz; born 1876 - died 1941) was a [[Rabbi]] and [[Rosh Yeshiva]] active in [[Mizrachi (religious Zionism)|Mizrachi]] in [[Eastern Europe]] between the Two World Wars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/pinkas_poland/pol8_00430.html |title=Pinkas Hakehillot Polin: Novogrudok |publisher=Jewishgen.org |date= |accessdate=2013-02-18}}</ref>

==Biography==
He [[Torah study|studied]] in [[Hebron Yeshiva|Slabodka]], [[Kovno Kollel|Kovno]] and [[Raduń Yeshiva|Radin]], and received ''[[Semicha]]'' (ordination) from Rabbis Moshe Danishevsky, Hirsh Rabinovich, and Malkiel Tannenbaum, respectively holding the positions of ''[[Av Beit Din]]'' in Slabodka, Kovno and Lomza.<ref name="autogeneratedil">{{daat enc|id1=2086 |he-title=אנציקלופדיה יהודית דעת - אבוביץ מאיר |access-date=2013-02-18}}</ref> He was married to Chana ''[[née]]'' Malach; their daughter Feige Rachel ("Fanny") later married Rabbi [[Simcha Wasserman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chinuch.org/Cheshvan.php |title=Gedolim Yahrtzeits::Cheshvan |publisher=Chinuch.org |date= |accessdate=2013-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Eilat Gordin Levitan |url=http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/baranowice/pages/baranowice_stories_wasserman.html |title=Rabbi Elchonon Wasserman |publisher=Eilatgordinlevitan.com |date= |accessdate=2013-02-18}}</ref>

Rabbi Abovitz was Av Beit Din and ''Rav'' in [[Telatycze]], [[Belorussia|White Russia]] and then Lubiezh (Lubcza, modern [[Lubcha]]). The latter was destroyed during the early days of the [[First World War]], and he then relocated to German held [[Navahrudak]], where he [[rosh yeshiva|headed]] the ''Bet Yosef'' [[Yeshiva]];<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pOWtjeac3mYC&q=Meir+Abovitz&pg=PA39 |title=Yad Vashem Studies - Google Books |year=2001 |accessdate=2013-02-18}}</ref> see [[Novardok Yeshiva]]. The ''Rav'' there was Meyer Meyerovitz.

Rabbi Abovitz participated in the founding assembly of Mizrachi of Lithuania and Poland, in [[Vilna]], 1919; he was involved in various committees of the movement in Poland between the two World Wars. See [[Mizrachi (religious Zionism)#Mizrachi in Poland|Mizrachi in Poland]]. <!-- not sure about this sentence: In 1921, he was amongst the Rabbis on the Rolling Committee (?) of Lublin / Bialistok signing the declaration joining Mizrachi.--> He was also active in "religious national education"<ref name="autogeneratedil"/> which he saw a counterweight to the Jewish [[secular school]]s founded in Navahrudak following the First World War. Despite his involvement with Mizrachi he was also accepted by the ''[[World Agudath Israel|Agudath Yisrael]]''.

Navahrudak was occupied by [[Nazi Germany]] in July 1941, and Rabbi Abovitz was martyred with the rest of the Jewish population;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://horabis.blogspot.com/2007/10/ab-abowitz.html |title=רבנים שנספו בשואה: אבוביץ, חיים - אבלוב, יעקב |publisher=Horabis.blogspot.com |date=2004-02-27 |accessdate=2013-02-18}}</ref> see {{slink|Novogrudok|World War II}}.

==Works==
He authored the following works:<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no99-64731 worldcat.org citation]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hebrew-bibliography.com/searchg/ID_Author_%D7%90%D7%91%D7%95%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A5%20%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A8%20%D7%91%D7%9F%20%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%94%D7%95.aspx |title=אבוביץ מאיר בן ישעיהו מופיע בביבליוגרפיה של הספר העברי |publisher=Hebrew Bibliography |date= |accessdate=2013-02-18}}</ref>
*''Zichron Yeshayahu'' - [[midrash|''derushim'']]
*''Kochvei Ohr'' - explanations of the ''[[Aggadah]]''
*''Pnei Meir'' - on the [[Jerusalem Talmud]]
*''Pnei Meir'' - on the [[Weekly Torah portion]]

==References==
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==External links and references==
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* אנציקלופדיה של הציונות הדתית, א, עמ 2–1; ספר הציונות הדתית, ב, עמ 499
*[http://www.daat.ac.il/encyclopedia/value.asp?id1=2086 Abovitz, Meyer] ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]), אנציקלופדיה יהודית

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*Other references:[http://horabis.blogspot.com/2007/10/ab-abowitz.html] אנציקלופדיה של הציונות הדתית, א, עמ 2-1; ספר הציונות הדתית, ב, עמ 499
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Latest revision as of 15:28, 29 November 2024

Meyer Abovitz (מאיר בן ישעיהו אבוביץ; alternate spelling Meir Abowitz; born 1876 - died 1941) was a Rabbi and Rosh Yeshiva active in Mizrachi in Eastern Europe between the Two World Wars.[1]

Biography

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He studied in Slabodka, Kovno and Radin, and received Semicha (ordination) from Rabbis Moshe Danishevsky, Hirsh Rabinovich, and Malkiel Tannenbaum, respectively holding the positions of Av Beit Din in Slabodka, Kovno and Lomza.[2] He was married to Chana née Malach; their daughter Feige Rachel ("Fanny") later married Rabbi Simcha Wasserman.[3][4]

Rabbi Abovitz was Av Beit Din and Rav in Telatycze, White Russia and then Lubiezh (Lubcza, modern Lubcha). The latter was destroyed during the early days of the First World War, and he then relocated to German held Navahrudak, where he headed the Bet Yosef Yeshiva;[5] see Novardok Yeshiva. The Rav there was Meyer Meyerovitz.

Rabbi Abovitz participated in the founding assembly of Mizrachi of Lithuania and Poland, in Vilna, 1919; he was involved in various committees of the movement in Poland between the two World Wars. See Mizrachi in Poland. He was also active in "religious national education"[2] which he saw a counterweight to the Jewish secular schools founded in Navahrudak following the First World War. Despite his involvement with Mizrachi he was also accepted by the Agudath Yisrael.

Navahrudak was occupied by Nazi Germany in July 1941, and Rabbi Abovitz was martyred with the rest of the Jewish population;[6] see Novogrudok § World War II.

Works

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He authored the following works:[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Pinkas Hakehillot Polin: Novogrudok". Jewishgen.org. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  2. ^ a b אנציקלופדיה יהודית דעת - אבוביץ מאיר. Jewish Encyclopedia Daat (in Hebrew). Herzog College. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  3. ^ "Gedolim Yahrtzeits::Cheshvan". Chinuch.org. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  4. ^ Eilat Gordin Levitan. "Rabbi Elchonon Wasserman". Eilatgordinlevitan.com. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  5. ^ Yad Vashem Studies - Google Books. 2001. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  6. ^ "רבנים שנספו בשואה: אבוביץ, חיים - אבלוב, יעקב". Horabis.blogspot.com. 2004-02-27. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  7. ^ worldcat.org citation
  8. ^ "אבוביץ מאיר בן ישעיהו מופיע בביבליוגרפיה של הספר העברי". Hebrew Bibliography. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
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  • אנציקלופדיה של הציונות הדתית, א, עמ 2–1; ספר הציונות הדתית, ב, עמ 499
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