Rav Mordechai Zimmerman zt"l
הרב מרדכי בן יוסף יהושע זימרמן זצ"ל
Cheshvan 26 , 5766
Father's Name: Yosef Yehoshua Zimmerman
Rav Mordechai Zimmerman zt"l
Rav Mordechai Zimmerman, renowned mohel, was born in New York to Rav Yosef Yehoshua and Shaina Rochel Zimmerman and attended Torah Vodaas, which his father helped found. He and his two brothers were sent to Mir and Grodna in Europe. While in Europe, he met with the Chofetz Chaim. He received his ksav semicha (Rabbinical ordination) from Rav Shimon Shkop. After his marriage, he lived in Dubuque, Iowa, for five years, and then settled in the Bronx. In the mid-1980s, he moved to Boro Park, where he became a prominent member of the Mirrer minyan. He was survived by two sons, a daughter and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.