Moshe Dovid Winternitz

Moshe Dovid Winternitz (1855–1944) was the Head of the Beth din Rabbinical Court in Satmar, Hungary (now Satu Mare, Romania). This position was second to the Rabbi of the city. He is considered to be one of the greatest scholars of his time.[citation needed] People from around the globe would send him Halachic queries.[citation needed]

Moshe Dovid Winternitz
Av Beth Din in Satu Mare
Born1855
Died1944

In the summer of 1944, he was deported with many of the other Jews of Satmar to the Auschwitz Death camp, where he perished.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Zekor Et Satmar, Bnei Brak 1984.