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Mordechai Gifter
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Mordechai Gifter (October 15, 1915 - January 18, 2001) was an American Haredi rabbi. He was the rosh yeshiva (dean) of the Telz Yeshiva in Cleveland . He was a staunch opponent of Zionism. Gifter studied in yeshivas in Lithuania , and held several rabbinical positions in the United States. "A Speech by Rabbi Mordechai Gifter zi"a on zionism" .
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rosh yeshiva of the telz yeshiva in cleveland and among the foremost religious leaders of orthodox jewry in the
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american haredi rabbi
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