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NEWS
HaRav Levi Bistritzky, zt"l
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
HaRav Levi Bistritzky, zt"l, rav of Tzfas, was
niftar early Sunday morning, 19 Menachem Av, in the
Sieff Hospital in Tzfas. HaRav Bistritzky was 54 at the time
of his petiroh. A large thong participated in his
levaya which proceeded to the cemetery in Tzfas on Sunday
afternoon.
HaRav Bistritzky suffered from chest pains last Tuesday (14
Av) and was hospitalized in the intensive care unit of the
hospital in Tzfas. During the week, he underwent a
catheterization in his heart, and remained in the hospital
for observation.
On Friday (17 Av) HaRav Bistritzky's family was involved in a
minor car accident after returning from the bris of his first
grandchild. His daughter was injured and hospitalized in the
Hillel Yaffeh hospital in Chadera. Those close to him say
that he was very upset over his inability to participate in
the bris of his first grandchild. Early Sunday
morning, his strength failed him and he was niftar.
He is survived by his parents, his wife, seven sons, a
daughter and a grandchild. His father, Leibel Bistritzky, had
a well-known food store on Essex Street on the Lower East
Side of New York City for many years.
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