Rabbi Dr. Jecheskiel Lewin collection
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Rabbi Dr. Jecheskiel Lewin collection
Jecheskiel Lewin (1897-1941) was born in Rohatyn in 1897. His father was Rabbi Natan Lewin, rabbi of Rohatyn and Rzeszów. His brother was Aaron Lewin (1879-1941). Jecheskiel Lewin was a doctor of philosophy and served as rabbi in Katowice (1925-28) and Lviv (1928-1941). He married twice, and had three sons, Kurt I. Lewin, Natan Lewin, and Leib Lewin. Jecheskiel Lewin was murdered by the Germans in the vicinity of the Brygidki prison in July 1941. His son, Leib Lewin perished in the Lviv ghetto in January 1943. His second wife, Rachel Lewin (nee Reiss, 1906-1943) perished at the Janów concentration camp in September 1943, following the liquidation of the ghetto. Kurt and Natan Lewin survived the Holocaust in hiding at a catholic monastery.
Rabbi Dr. Jecheskiel Lewin collection