„Jüdische Presse“ Wien 1923 15.Woche
Rabbi Moshe Avigdor AMIEL (1882-1945)
Born in 1882 in Porozov, in the Grodno region of Russia, Rabbi Amiel studied under many of the greatest rabbis of his generation. At 13, he began learning at the Telz yeshiva under Rabbi Eliezer Gordon, Rabbi Shimon Shkop, and Rabbi Yosef Yehuda Leib Bloch. He later moved on to study at the Brisk yeshiva with Rabbi Chaim HaLevi Soloveichik, and then studied in Vilna under Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski.
One of the first rabbis to formally join Mizrachi, Rabbi Amiel used his prodigious writing abilities on behalf of Religious Zionism, becoming a regular contributor to the original HaMizrachi, a weekly Hebrew-language newspaper launched in Warsaw in 1918. In January 1920, he represented Mizrachi of Poland at the first Mizrachi World Convention in Amsterdam, where he stood out as an exceptional speaker. Soon thereafter, he was chosen to be the Rabbi of Antwerp, one of the wealthiest and most prestigious Jewish communities of that time, where he served until making Aliyah in 1935.
As Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, he fostered good relations between the religious and secular segments of the community. He also established a yeshiva high school, Yeshiva HaYishuv HaChadash, that taught both religious and secular subjects and which became the model for Bnei Akiva yeshivot established throughout the country. After his death in 1945, the yeshiva was renamed Yeshivat HaRav Amiel in his honor.
Excerpt from:
A Prophet of Truth: Rabbi Moshe Avigdor Amiel – World Mizrachi
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