Hirschprung received his early religious education from his grandfather, later becoming a student of Rabbi Meir Shapiro at Yeshivat Ḥakhmei Lublin.[4] He purportedly wrote his first sefer, Pri Pinchas, at the age of 13, and, according to Rabbi Shapiro, knew all 2,711 folio pages of the Talmudby heart as a youth.[5] He also became proficient in Polish, German, and Latin.[6] Hirschprung began teaching at the Yeshiva after his ordination in 1932, and became its head of admissions upon Shapiro's death the following October.[7]
At the beginning of World War II, Rabbi Hirschprung smuggled himself from Nazi-occupied Poland into Lithuania. From there, he escaped to Kobe, Japan, where he remained for nine months. He left for Shanghai in the fall of 1941, and from there for North America,[4] finally arriving in Montreal on 23 October 1941.[8][9]
Careeredit
Not long after his arrival in Canada, Rabbi Hirschprung accepted the positions of rabbi of the Adath Yeshurun Synagogue on Saint Urbain Street, and of rosh yeshiva at the newly founded Yeshivas Merkaz HaTorah.[10][11] He also became involved in the affairs of the Va'ad ha-Ir (Jewish Community Council) of Montreal.[2] In 1944, he published an autobiographical memoir of his escape from Europe, serialized from May to August in the Yiddish daily Der Keneder Adler and published in book form later that year.[12][13]
In 1953, Rabbi Hirschprung re-established Montreal's Bais Yaakov school for girls, which was renamed Bais Yaakov d'Rav Hirschprung in his honour after his death.[10] He was named rosh yeshiva of Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch in 1965, and in 1969 succeeded Sheea Herschorn as Chief Rabbi of Montreal.
Rabbi Hirschprung died on 25 January 1998.[14] His wife, Alta Chaya Hirschprung, died on 4 March 2012.[15] They are both buried in the Chesed Shel Emes Cemetery in Montreal.
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^Wolpo, Shalom Dov (1995). Shemen Sasson MeChavreicha (in Hebrew). Holon. pp. 173–178.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ abLapidus, Steven (2019). "Memoirs of a Refugee: The Travels and Travails of Rabbi Pinchas Hirschprung". Canadian Jewish Studies. 27: 68–84. doi:10.25071/1916-0925.40103. ISSN 1916-0925.
^Sefer Gedulat Pinḥas(PDF) (in Hebrew). Brooklyn: Mekhon Or Yeḥezkel. 1999. p. 14.
^Shuchat, Wilfred (October 2000). The Gate of Heaven: The Story of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim of Montreal, 1846-1996. McGill-Queen's University Press. pp. 156–157. ISBN0-7735-2089-9.
^ abFlorans, Estie (2015). From Their Daughters' Hearts: Daughters of 18 Gedolim and Leaders Reminisce About Their Fathers. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Mesorah Publications. ISBN978-1-4226-1661-1. OCLC 935399307.
^"This Day in History – 27 Teves / January 4". Hamodia. 3 January 2019.
^Robinson, Ira (2019). "A Portrait of the Rabbi as a Young Man: Rabbi Pinchas Hirschprung's Memoir of His Escape from Europe to Canada". Canadian Jewish Studies. 27: 37–47. doi:10.25071/1916-0925.40101. ISSN 1916-0925.
^Fun Natsishen yomertol: zikhroynes fun a polit [From the Nazi Vale of Tears: Memoirs of a Refugee] (in Yiddish). Montreal: The Eagle Publishing Co. November 1944.
^Arnold, Janice. . The Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^"Rebbetzin Hirschsprung, 88 OBM". COLlive.com. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
pinchas, hirschprung, hebrew, פנחס, הירשפרונג, july, 1912, dukla, galicia, january, 1998, montreal, canada, polish, canadian, rabbi, posek, rosh, yeshiva, served, chief, rabbi, montreal, from, 1969, until, death, chief, rabbipersonalborn, 1912, july, 1912dukla. Pinchas Hirschprung Hebrew פנחס הירשפרונג 13 July 1912 Dukla Galicia 25 January 1998 Montreal Canada 1 was a Polish Canadian rabbi posek and rosh yeshiva who served as Chief Rabbi of Montreal from 1969 until his death Chief RabbiPinchas HirschprungPersonalBorn 1912 07 13 July 13 1912Dukla Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Austro Hungarian EmpireDiedJanuary 25 1998 1998 01 25 aged 85 Montreal Quebec CanadaReligionJudaismAlma materYeshivat Ḥakhmei LublinJewish leaderPredecessorSheea HerschornSuccessorAvraham David NiznikPositionChief Rabbi of MontrealOrganisationVaad Ha Ir of MontrealBegan1969 1969 EndedJanuary 25 1998 1998 01 25 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Career 2 ReferencesBiography editEarly life edit Pinchas Hirschprung was born in 1912 to Leah nee Zehmin and Rabbi Chaim Hirschprung in the Galician shtetl Dukla now located in Poland His grandfather Rabbi Dovid Tzvi Tevli Zehmin a Chortkov Ḥasid best known for his work Sefer Minḥat Solet served as the town s av beit din 2 Zehmin was the teacher of Rebbes Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam and Yaakov Leiser he of the Klausenburg and Pshevorsk Ḥasidic dynasties respectively 3 Through his maternal great grandfather Yosef Moshe Teicher Hirschprung was a direct descendant of Solomon Luria and Saul Wahl Katzenellenbogen citation needed Hirschprung received his early religious education from his grandfather later becoming a student of Rabbi Meir Shapiro at Yeshivat Ḥakhmei Lublin 4 He purportedly wrote his first sefer Pri Pinchas at the age of 13 and according to Rabbi Shapiro knew all 2 711 folio pages of the Talmud by heart as a youth 5 He also became proficient in Polish German and Latin 6 Hirschprung began teaching at the Yeshiva after his ordination in 1932 and became its head of admissions upon Shapiro s death the following October 7 At the beginning of World War II Rabbi Hirschprung smuggled himself from Nazi occupied Poland into Lithuania From there he escaped to Kobe Japan where he remained for nine months He left for Shanghai in the fall of 1941 and from there for North America 4 finally arriving in Montreal on 23 October 1941 8 9 Career edit Not long after his arrival in Canada Rabbi Hirschprung accepted the positions of rabbi of the Adath Yeshurun Synagogue on Saint Urbain Street and of rosh yeshiva at the newly founded Yeshivas Merkaz HaTorah 10 11 He also became involved in the affairs of the Va ad ha Ir Jewish Community Council of Montreal 2 In 1944 he published an autobiographical memoir of his escape from Europe serialized from May to August in the Yiddish daily Der Keneder Adler and published in book form later that year 12 13 In 1953 Rabbi Hirschprung re established Montreal s Bais Yaakov school for girls which was renamed Bais Yaakov d Rav Hirschprung in his honour after his death 10 He was named rosh yeshiva of Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch in 1965 and in 1969 succeeded Sheea Herschorn as Chief Rabbi of Montreal Rabbi Hirschprung died on 25 January 1998 14 His wife Alta Chaya Hirschprung died on 4 March 2012 15 They are both buried in the Chesed Shel Emes Cemetery in Montreal References edit Pinchas Hirschprung Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program Azrieli Foundation 2015 Archived from the original on 10 August 2020 Retrieved 10 August 2020 a b Berenbaum Michael Skolnik Fred eds 2007 Hirschprung Pinchas Encyclopaedia Judaica Vol 9 2nd ed Detroit Macmillan Reference p 141 ISBN 978 0 02 866097 4 Wolpo Shalom Dov 1995 Shemen Sasson MeChavreicha in Hebrew Holon pp 173 178 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link a b Lapidus Steven 2019 Memoirs of a Refugee The Travels and Travails of Rabbi Pinchas Hirschprung Canadian Jewish Studies 27 68 84 doi 10 25071 1916 0925 40103 ISSN 1916 0925 Sefer Gedulat Pinḥas PDF in Hebrew Brooklyn Mekhon Or Yeḥezkel 1999 p 14 Klein A M 13 March 1942 A Great Talmudist Rabbi Pinchas Hirschprung Interviewed The Canadian Jewish Chronicle p 4 Gantz Nesanel 30 December 2010 Yahrtzeit of the Week Rav Pinchos Hirschprung ZT L Flatbush Jewish Journal Vol 1 no 34 p 67 Hirschprung Pinchas 2016 1944 The Vale of Tears Translated by Felsen Vivian Toronto The Azrieli Foundation ISBN 978 1 988065 21 2 OCLC 1091197091 Shuchat Wilfred October 2000 The Gate of Heaven The Story of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim of Montreal 1846 1996 McGill Queen s University Press pp 156 157 ISBN 0 7735 2089 9 a b Florans Estie 2015 From Their Daughters Hearts Daughters of 18 Gedolim and Leaders Reminisce About Their Fathers Brooklyn N Y Mesorah Publications ISBN 978 1 4226 1661 1 OCLC 935399307 This Day in History 27 Teves January 4 Hamodia 3 January 2019 Robinson Ira 2019 A Portrait of the Rabbi as a Young Man Rabbi Pinchas Hirschprung s Memoir of His Escape from Europe to Canada Canadian Jewish Studies 27 37 47 doi 10 25071 1916 0925 40101 ISSN 1916 0925 Fun Natsishen yomertol zikhroynes fun a polit From the Nazi Vale of Tears Memoirs of a Refugee in Yiddish Montreal The Eagle Publishing Co November 1944 Arnold Janice Bnei Brak rabbi named to new beit din post The Canadian Jewish News Archived from the original on 27 April 2006 Retrieved 26 August 2016 Rebbetzin Hirschsprung 88 OBM COLlive com 4 March 2012 Retrieved 26 August 2016 Jewish titles Preceded bySheea Herschorn Chief Rabbi of Montreal1969 1998 Succeeded byAvraham David Niznik Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pinchas Hirschprung amp oldid 1200718973, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
