Dovid Leibowitz
Dovid Leibowitz (1887–1941) was a leading rabbi and disciple of prewar Europe's Slabodka yeshiva in Lithuania, who went on to found the Rabbinical Seminary of America, better known today as "Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaKohen" or the "Chofetz Chaim yeshiva", as its first rosh yeshiva (dean) in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn, New York. The Rabbinical Seminary of America was named after his great-uncle, Yisrael Meir Kagan of Raduń Yeshiva, who was known as the "Chofetz Chaim".
Rabbi Chaim Dovid Hakohen Leibowitz | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | May 15, 1887 Wilno, Poland (present-day Lithuania) |
| Died | December 4, 1941 (aged 54) New York |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality | American |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Rabbi Henoch Leibowitz |
| Position | 1st Rosh Yeshiva (Dean) |
| Organisation | Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim: Rabbinical Seminary of America |
| Began | 1933 |
| Ended | December 4, 1941 |
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