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Zalman Shimon Dworkin was the Chief Rabbi of the Jewish community in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and a prominent member of the Chabad Hasidic movement.[1][2]

Biography

Dworkin was born in 1901 in Rogachov, Belarus. He emigrated to the United States in 1958.[3] He served as the Crown Heights Jewish community's chief rabbi until his death in 1985.[4] Dworkin was succeeded in this role by Yehuda Kalmen Marlow.

As Dworkin was a Chabad Chassid, his rabbinic authority was sought by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson.[5]

References

  1. ^ Dworkin 85. New York Times. Accessed March 10, 2014.
  2. ^ Survey of Jewish Affairs. Accessed March 10, 2014.
  3. ^ Dowrkin Dead at 85. Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  4. ^ Dworkin. CrownHeights.info.
  5. ^ The Messiah of Brooklyn
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