Chaim Pinchas Lubinsky
Rabbi Chaim Pinchas Lubinsky (August 1, 1915-November 28, 1985) was the mashgiach of the Yeshiva in Bergen Belsen and the Chief Rabbi of Hannover from 1946 to 1949.[1][2]
Rabbi Chaim Pinchas Lubinsky | |
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 Rabbi Chaim Pinchas Lubinsky | |
| Chief Rabbi of Hannover Germany | |
| In office 1946 – 1949 | |
| Succeeded by | Rabbi Shlomo Zev Zweigenhaft |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1, 1915 Blaszki Poland |
| Died | November 28, 1985 New York City |
Early life and Ancestry
Rabbi Chaim Pinchas Lubinsky was born in Blaszki Poland on August 1, 1915. His father Rabbi Chiel Meyer Lubinsky was a Rosh Yeshiva in Lodz. His grandfather Rabbi Bunem Menashe Lubinsky had served as the Rabbi of Gabin.[3]
Mashgiach of the Yeshiva in Bergen-Belsen
Rabbi Lubinsky survived the Holocaust and was liberated in Bergen Belsen on April 11, 1945. Later that year, Rabbi Gershon Liebman founded a Yeshiva in Bergen-Belsen named named “She’eris Yisroel” (the remnants of Israel) and Rabbi Lubinsky was appointed to be the mashgiach of the Yeshiva.[2][1]
Chief Rabbi of Hannover
In January 1946, the British Chief Rabbi's Religious Council appointed Rabbi Lubinsky to be the Chief Rabbi of Hannover which was located in the British Zone of Germany. Rabbi Lubinsky was assisted in the Rabbinate by Rabbi Shlomo Zev Zweigenhaft.[4] On several occasions, Rabbi Lubinsky was instrumental in permitting agunot to remarry.[1] Rabbi Lubinsky was also appointed to be one of the member Rabbis of the Vaad Harabonim of The British Zone, which was established and led by Rabbi Yoel Halpern.[4]
In the United States
In 1949, the British occupation of North-West Germany ended and the British Chief Rabbi's Religious Emergency Council and it's appointees were required to wrap up their operations in Germany. Rabbi Lubinsky then emigrated to the United States.[3]
In 1952, Rabbi Lubinsky was appointed by Rabbi Eliezer Silver to serve as the principal of the “Chofetz Chaim” Jewish day school in Cincinnati Ohio.[3]
In 1953, Rabbi Lubinsky moved to Brooklyn New York, where he would spend the rest of his life. He was a speaker at several functions hosted by the Agudath Israel of America.[3][3]
Death
Lubinsky died in New York City on November 28, 1985, and the next day on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.[3]
Family
Rabbi Lubinsky was married to Rebbetzin Privah, the daughter of Rabbi Reuven Sender. Privah was murdered during the Holocaust in the Stutthof concentration camp. After surviving the Holocaust, Rabbi Lubinsky married his cousin Rebbetzin Pessah, the daughter of his uncle Menachem Lubinsky, together they had two sons.[3]
Rabbi Lubinsky's sister, Rebbetzin Frieda, was married to Rabbi Shlomo Zev Zweigenhaft.[1]