Rav Tzvi Aryeh Twersky of Zlatipoli-Tchortkov zt"l
הרב צבי אריה בן מרדכי יוסף טווערסקי זצ"ל
Av 18 , 5728
Rav Tzvi Aryeh Twersky of Zlatipoli-Tchortkov zt"l
Rav Tzvi Aryeh Twersky, born in 5550/1890, was the son of Rav Mordechai Yosef of Zlatipoli. In 5673/1913, he married the daughter of Rav Yisrael of Tchortkov and settled near his father-in-law.
With the advent of World War I, Rav Hershel, as he was fondly called, fled with his father-in-law to Vienna, along with many other Rebbes of the Ruzhin dynasties.
Following the petira of his father on the twenty-sixth of Iyar 5689/1929, Rav Hershel was appointed Rebbe. He reluctantly accepted but remained in Vienna with his brothers-in-law, Rav Nachum Mordechai and Rav Dov Ber.
When the Nazis took over Austria, Rav Hershel was sent to the Dachau concentration camp together with his nephew, Rav Shlomo Friedman, son of Rav Mordechai Nachum. Following many miracles, they were both freed and able to make their way to Eretz Yisrael, settling in Tel Aviv.
Following the petira of his nephew, Rav Shlomo, in Cheshvan 5619/1958, Rav Hershel was named Rebbe of the Tchortkover Chassidim as well.
He wrote the seforim HaTov V’Hatachlis and Emuna V’Daas on Hashkofa.
Rav Hershel was niftar on the eighteenth of Menachem Av 5628/1968 at the age of seventy-eight and buried on Har HaZeisim.
The Zlatipoli-Tchortkov dynasty is being perpetuated by his only grandson, Rav Chaim Michoel Biberfeld, shlita, in London.
Zechuso yagen aleinu.
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