Chaim Stein

Chaim Yaakov Stein (March 29, 1913 - June 29, 2011) is best known for leading the Telshe Yeshiva at two times in its history: Cleveland and Wickliffe.[1]

Biography

Stein was born to Binyamin Moshe and Miriam Stein in the Lithuanian hamlet of Skudvil,[2][3] where he received his rabbinical ordination from a major Jewish school located in the area, Telshe Yeshiva.

During World War II he spent time in labor camps in Siberia.[1] He escaped and was one of many Jews saved from the Holocaust by Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara, who granted them visas.[4]

He later became a Rosh Yeshiva (dean) in Wickliffe, Ohio.[5]

He and his wife, the former Friedel Zaks,[6] had five children:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Grant Segall (July 1, 2011). "Rabbi Chaim Stein led Telshe Yeshiva: news obituary". The Plain Dealer.
  2. ↑ Yisroel Besser (July 6, 2011). "Old Telshe In New World – An Appreciation Of Rav Chaim Stein Zatzal".
  3. ↑ Rabbi Yehiel E. Poupko (August 3, 2011). "In tribute to the eternal: The late Rabbi Chaim Stein of the Telshe Yeshiva in Cleveland".
  4. ↑ https://vinnews.com/2011/06/29/cleveland-oh-telz-rosh-hayeshiva-passes-away-at-nearly-100/
  5. ↑ 1941: Marcy Oster (June 30, 2011). "Rabbi Chaim Stein of Cleveland's Telshe Yeshiva dies". JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  6. ↑ "Cleveland, OH – Telz Rosh Hayeshiva Passes Away At Nearly 100". Vosizneias. June 29, 2011.
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