By COLlive reporter
Rabbi Yosef Moshe Morosow, a Chabad chossid of Crown Heights who survived tyranny in Communist Russia, passed away Wednesday, Shvat 7, 5771.
He marked his 91st birthday a few days ago (Shvat 3)
Born in Yekaterinoslav (today Dnepropetrovsk in Ukraine) in 1920, where the the city’s Chief Rabbi and Kabbalist, Reb Levi Yitzchok Schneerson, father of the Rebbe, was the sandek at his Bris.
His father was the legendary chossid Reb Chonye Morosow, the gabbai and right-hand-man of the Rebbe Rayatz. His mother was Chaya Bracha .
The Morosow family enjoyed a very close relationship with Beis Harav.
He studied in underground branches of the Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim in the USSR, during the years 1941-1945 and he directed the branches of the underground yeshivos in Georgia in the USSR.
After the Second World War, he eventually arrived in Israel where he met his wife, Chana, daughter of famed chossid Reb Avrohom Drizin (Mayorer). They were married in New York in 1954.
He is survived by his children, Rabbi Itche Morosow, Rabbi Mendel Morosow, both of Crown Heights, Mrs. Neshe Grossman of Los Angeles, CA, Mrs. Rochel Korenblit and R’ Laibel Morosow, both of Crown Heights.
He is also survived by his brother Rabbi Mendel Morosow of Crown Heights.
The Levaya will be held Thursday, leaving from Shomrei Hadas at 10 AM and passing by 770 at 11 AM.
Davening times for the Morosow family sitting shiva at 935 Eastern Pkwy. #4c are: Shacharis: 7:15, 9:00, and 9:30 Mincha and Maariv Bizmanam
Boruch Dayan Haemes
To our friend Mendel former Shaliach in South Africa we send you condolences at this time. Moshe & Mandi Silberhaft
Johannesburg South Africa
Everyone knows he was fearless against the Russian Communists and set up underground Chadorim with very great Mesiras Nefesh.
He also has a very big Zchus that he was similarly fearless in up-rooting all other types of communist-type of corruption no matter where it was, fearlessly.
We should all learn from him that we should always stand up for what is right.
He was one of the most respected members of Zikeny Anash and of the Vaad L’Maan Kovod HaRabonim.
He was always very close to all of our Rabbonim, who often sought his advice and his great wisdom.
The V’Hachay Yiten El Liboy, should include that all of us learn from his greatness and his devotion, that we always give our utmost respect to all of our Rabbonim.
It would be an appropriate time to mention his son who he lost 19 years ago.
May they both have a lichtiger gan eden
at first, it was only posted that he passed-away, and after they added his background. #3 plobably wrote his comment before they posted his background.
R’ Moshe was a very special Jew and will be missed by all.
BDE, Lubavitch has lost a special man, a great talmid chochom
REB MOSHE WAS BORN IN DNIEPROPETROVK AND THE RAV REB LEVIK WAS HIS SANDEK
I heard that R’ Levik the Rebbe’s father was his Sandik (Godfather).
boruch dayan hoemes
he was a great great man