Rav Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky zt"l
הרב יוסף צבי בן שמואל דושינסקי זצ"ל
Tishrei 14 , 5709
Rav Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky zt"l
Rav Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky was born on the 25th of Tammuz 5627/1867 in Paks, Hungary, to Rav Yisrael Dushinsky.
He was a prized talmid of Rav Simcha Bunim Sofer (the Shevet Sofer, son of the Ksav Sofer) and of Rav Moshe Pollack, Rav of Bonyhad.
After his marriage to the daughter of Rav Mordechai Yehuda Leib Winkler, Rav of Mahd and mechaber of Levushei Mordechai, Rav Yosef Tzvi was appointed Rav in Galanta, Slovakia.
His first wife passed away in an epidemic during World War I, leaving no children. He later married the daughter of Rav Yoel Tzvi Neuhaus.
Relocating to the town of Chust, he assumed the position of Rav. He founded a Yeshiva in Chust that was one of the leading Yeshivos in Hungary.
A Talmid Chochom and a posek, Rav Yosef Tzvi waged war against the Reform movement and the Neologue group in Hungary.
In 5681/1921, an only son, Yisrael Moshe, was born.
In Adar 5692/1932, Rav Yosef Tzvi visited Eretz Yisrael, where he was greeted with honor. When he visited Rav Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld – who was ill at the time – Rav Yosef Chaim said, “The Chuster Rav will remain here.” Two days later, on the 19th of Adar, Rav Yosef Chaim was niftar.
After the levaya, the leaders of the community approached Rav Yosef Tzvi and asked him to remain there and take the post of Rav, seeing it was decreed from Heaven. Rav Yosef Tzvi settled in Eretz Yisrael on the 7th of Elul 5693/1933, upon his appointment as Ga’avad of the Eida HaChareidis.
He founded a Yeshiva in Yerushalayim, which was posthumously named after him, Bais Yosef Tzvi.
He established a community of Hungarian Jews in Yerushalayim affiliated with the Perushim section of the Eida HaChareidis. This community later developed into a Chassidic dynasty, today headed by his grandson, the Dushinsky Rebbe, shlita, who was named after him.
Rav Yosef Tzvi was niftar on Erev Sukkos, the 14th of Tishrei 5709/1948. He was buried in the Shaare Zedek cemetery.
He was succeeded by Rav Zelig Reuven Bengis as Ga’avad of the Eida HaChareidis.
His only son, Rav Yisrael Moshe Dushinsky, also served later as Ga’avad of the Eida HaChareidis.
His Torah commentaries have been published in the Toras Maharitz series.
Zecher Tzaddik livrocha.
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