Ephraim Oshry
Rabbi Ephraim Oshry | |
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Born | 1914 Rosh Hashana |
Buried | Jerusalem |
Ephraim Oshry (1914–September 28, 2003), was an Orthodox rabbi, posek, and author of The Annihilation of Lithuanian Jewry. He was one of the few European rabbis to survive the Holocaust.
Early life
Ephraim Oshry was born in
World War II
When the Nazis invaded
In his book, The Annihilation of Lithuanian Jewry, Oshry tells his story of living through the
Responsa
While in the Kovno Ghetto and concentration camp, Oshry began writing his
Post-war activities
After Kaunas was liberated in August 1944, Oshry and his wife Frieda Greenzwieg, a survivor of
In 1950, Oshry moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with his family and yeshiva students.[4]
In 1952, Oshry moved to New York City, where he became the rabbi of Beth Hamedrash Hagodol. Oshry opened a yeshiva for boys and a yeshiva for girls named Yeshivah Torah V'Emunah in the East Bronx.[3]
Family
In 1949, Oshry became engaged to his second wife, Frieda Greensweig, a daughter of Sigeter Hasidim, at the suggestion of her uncle Moshe Friserman, the Tomashover Rebbe. Together they had 6 sons, all of whom became rabbis, and 3 daughters. Frieda died in 2018.[2]
Death
Oshry died on September 28, 2003, at
Legacy
Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim in Monsey, New York is named after him. It is headed by his son-in-law.
Works
- Oshry, Ephraim. Annihilation of Lithuanian Jewry, Judaica Press, 1995 ISBN 978-1-880582-18-3
- Oshry, Ephraim. Responsa from the Holocaust, B. Goldman and Y. Leiman Eds., Judaica Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-880582-71-8
See also
- Yisroel Spira
References
- ^ a b c d “Rabbi Ephraim Oshry, 89, Led Norfolk St. Temple” Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, The Villager (New York), vol. 73, No. 22, dated October 1–7, 2003.
- ^ a b Hoffman, Rafael (May 29, 2018) "Rebbetzin Freida Oshry, A”h", Hamodia
- ^ a b c Albert Amateau (October 10, 2003). "Rabbi Ephraim Oshry, 89, religious scholar, dies". DowntownExpress. Vol. 16, no. 19. Archived from the original on 2007-03-31.
- ^ a b Douglas Martin (October 5, 2003). "Ephraim Oshry, 89, a Scholar In Secret During the Holocaust". The New York Times.
- ^ Israel L. Shenker (May 5, 1975). "Responsa: The Law as Seen By Rabbis for 1,000 Years". The New York Times.