Summary
Life, however, cannot always be predicted. Following an illustrious career as a Jewish educator and pulpit rabbi in the U.S. and Britain, Rabbi [Chaim Rozwaski] moved to Berlin in 1998 to become dean of the Ronald S. Lauder Jewish Educational Institute. This institute was created to revitalize Jewish life in Germany, in part by educating Jewish teachers and leaders.
In Winnipeg, Rozwaski moved into the home of Jacob and Fannie Ash and began attending the Talmud Torah in order to resume his Jewish education. There he was greatly influenced by the school's principal, Rabbi Abraham Kravetz. Kravetz, who was also the rabbi at the Ashkenazi Synagogue and a founder of Maimonides College, became a father figure and a mentor to the young Rozwaski and encouraged him to pursue a further Jewish education."Rozwaski is a unique blend," says Abe Anhang, immediate past-president of the Jewish Heritage Centre and co-chair of the Kanee Lecture Committee. "Unlike many who despaired, he was a Holocaust survivor who retained his faith and used the experience to find a place in the world of the spirit."See the full content of this document
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Holocaust Survivor Back in City
Chaim Rozwaski rose to become chief rabbi of Berlin
When Chaim Rozwaski was brought to Winnipeg in 1948 as a 12-year-old Holocaust survivor, it is unlikely he imagined that he would one day return to this city as the keynote speaker in a disti...See the full content of this document
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