Moshe Aryeh Freund

Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund ( 1894 – 1996 ) was the Chief Rabbi ( av beis din ) of the Edah HaChareidis in Jerusalem . He wrote a famous book called Ateres Yehoshua , and he himself was also referred to with this name occasionally. He was a Satmar chossid . He was born in 1904 in the Hungarian town of Honiad , where his father, Rabbi Yisroel Freund , served as av beis din . His mother, Soroh , was a daughter of Rabbi Zeev Goldberger , the Rov of Honiad. He was a descendant of the Remo , the Maharshal , the Shach , and the Beis Yosef . At the age of 16 he married with the daughter of Reb Boruch Goldberger , who was distant family. Before the Second World War broke out, he served as rosh yeshiva in Hungarian town of Satmar (now Satu Mare , Romania ). The Nazis arrested him and his entire family in 1944. The family was deported to Auschwitz , where only Reb Moshe Aryeh survived; his wife and all of his nine children died there at the hands of the Nazis. In 1951 he moved to Jerusalem, where he became the Rov of the Satmar community there. In 1979, he was elected av beis din of the Edah HaChareidis, a position which he fulfilled until his death. After his death, he was succeeded by Rabbi Yisroel Moshe Dushinsky as av beis din (Gaavad) and Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov Fisher as Raavad. His yahrzeit is on the 20th of Elul .

Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund (1894 – 1996) was the Chief Rabbi ( av beis din ) of the Edah HaChareidis in Jerusalem . He wrote a famous book called Ateres Yehoshua , and he himself was also referred to with this name occasionally. He was a Satmar chossid . He was born in 1904 in the Hungarian town of Honiad , where his father, Rabbi Yisroel Freund , served as av beis din . His mother, Soroh , was a daughter of Rabbi Zeev Goldberger , the Rov of Honiad. He was a descendant of the Remo , the Maharshal , the Shach , and the Beis Yosef . At 16 he married the daughter of Reb Boruch Goldberger , who was distantly related. Before the Second World War broke out, he served as rosh yeshiva in the Hungarian town of Sǎtmar (now Satu Mare , Romania ). The Nazis arrested him and his entire family in 1944. The family was deported to Auschwitz , where only Reb Moshe Aryeh survived; his wife and all of his nine children died there at the hands of the Nazis. In 1951 he moved to Jerusalem, where he became the Rov of the Satmar community. In 1979, he was elected av beis din of the Edah HaChareidis, a position which he fulfilled until his death. After his death, he was succeeded by Rabbi Yisroel Moshe Dushinsky as av beis din (Gaavad) and Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov Fisher as Raavad. His yahrzeit is on the 20th of Elul .

Hungarian rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund (1904 –1996) was a rabbi and the av beis din of the Edah HaChareidis in Jerusalem . He wrote a book called Ateres Yehoshua , a name by which he himself was occasionally called. He was a Satmar hasid . He was born in 1904 in the Hungarian town of Honiad , where his father, Yisroel Freund, was av beis din . His mother was named Soroh. At age 18 he married a distant relative. Before the Second World War he was rosh yeshiva in the Hungarian town of Sǎtmar (now Satu Mare, Romania ). The Nazis arrested him and his entire family in 1944. The family was deported to Auschwitz , where only Freund survived; his wife and all of his nine children were killed by the Nazis. In 1951 he moved to Jerusalem where in 1979, he was elected av beis din of the Edah HaChareidis, a position which he held until his death.

Hungarian rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund ( Hebrew : משה אריה פרוינד ; 1894–1996) was a rabbi and the av beis din of the Edah HaChareidis in Jerusalem . He wrote a book called Ateres Yehoshua , a name by which he himself was occasionally called. He was a Satmar hasid . He was born in 1904 in the Hungarian town of Honiad , where his father, Yisroel Freund, was av beis din . His mother was named Soroh. At age 18 he married a distant relative. Before the Second World War he was rosh yeshiva in the Hungarian town of Sǎtmar (now Satu Mare, Romania ). The Nazis arrested him and his entire family in 1944. The family was deported to Auschwitz , where only Freund survived; his wife and all of his nine children were killed by the Nazis. In 1951 he moved to Jerusalem where in 1979, he was elected av beis din of the Edah HaChareidis, a position which he held until his death.