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Letter by Rabbi Moshe Yosef Rubin the Rav of Kampolong to Rabbi Meshulam Roth, the Rav of Schotz. Handwritten and signed by him and with his stamp. Kampolong, [1934].
Report on matters of printing in Chernovich by Rabbi Moshe Yosef Rubin, the Rav of Kampolong, to Rabbi Meshulam Roth, the Rav of Schotz. Kampolong, [1934].
[1] leaf, 21 cm. Handwritten and signed by Rabbi Moshe Yosef Rubin and with his stamp.
Rabbi Moshe Yosef Rubin (1892-1980) the son of the Admor Rabbi Pinchas Menachem Mendel of Seret, a descendant of the Admorim of Ropshitz, Rasin, Kosov and Belz. When he was 19, he received his Hora’ah Semicha from rabbi Yehuda Leib Tzirelson, the Rav of Kishinev, Rabbi David Horowitz the Gaon of Stanislav and Rabbi Moshe Babad of Lemberg. Since 1922 served as Av Beis Din of Kampolong. Founded the Shomrei Shabbas organization in 1931 and was the secretary of Shomrei Hadas. During the Holocuast, on the eve of Yom Kippur 1939, he was tortured with his sons by the Nazis, who harnessed them to a carriage. Since 1942, served as Rav in Bucharest. After World War II, he founded the first yeshiva in Romania and was chosen as the head of the Union of Rabbis. In 1948, he immigrated to the USA, where he established the Gader Avos organization for restoring ruined cemeteries and was chosen the chairman of the Dayanim of the organization of rabbis of Borough Park. The Rav translated the Seforim of the Rashar Hirsch from German and a compilation of his innovations was published in Sefer Pardes Yosef (New york, 2001).
Rabbi Meshulam Roth [1875-1962] Posek and one of the greatest Dayanim of his generation. Authored the ‘Kol Mevaser’ Shut and was considered a great religious authority, this despite his modesty and simplicity. A Chassid of the Holy Rav of Chortkov and a disciple of the Geonim of Galicia. The Gaon Rav of Tshebin greatly admired him and they corresponded on Torah and Halacha. Was a Rav of several towns including Schotz. In 1936, he was appointed Av Beis Din of Chernovich. After the Holocaust, he immigrated to Israel and served as a member of the Chief Rabbinate.
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