Leib Gurwicz
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Aryeh Ze'ev (Leib) Gurwicz (1906[1]–20 October 1982[2][3]) was an influential Orthodox rabbi and Talmudic scholar. He was the son-in-law of Rabbi Elyah Lopian and best known as Rosh Yeshiva of the Gateshead Yeshiva in Gateshead, England, where he taught for over 30 years.
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Rabbi Leib Gurwicz | |
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Title | Gateshead Rosh Yeshiva |
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Born | Aryeh Ze'ev Kushelevsky 1906 |
Died | 20 October 1982 |
Religion | Judaism |
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Alma mater | Mir yeshiva (Poland) |
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Successor | Rabbi Avrohom Gurwicz |
Position | Rosh yeshiva |
Yeshiva | Gateshead Talmudical College |
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He studied at various yeshivas in Lithuania and Poland before moving to England to get married in 1932.