Rav Chatzkel Levenstein

Rav Chatzkel Levenstein - (1885-1974), Warsaw, Belarus, Shanghai, Israel. Mashgiach Ruchani of the Mir yeshiva, in Mir, Belarus and during the yeshiva’s flight to Lithuania and on to Shanghai. Disciple of R’ Nachum Zev Ziv son of R’ Simcha Zissel Ziv. Reb Chatzkel inspired three generations of bnei yeshiva with the faith to cling to Hashem and His Torah under all and any circumstances, and with the strength to attempt the rebuilding of the yeshiva world in new times and places. The Chazon Ish described Reb Chatzkel as someone who had “emunah in his hands”.