Tzemach Yehoshua Cunin (March 27, 1976 – July 5, 2019) was an American rabbi, and the founder of the Chabad of Century City in Los Angeles, California.

Tzemach Yehoshua Cunin
Born(1976-03-27)March 27, 1976
Los Angeles County, California
DiedJuly 5, 2019(2019-07-05) (aged 43)
OccupationRabbi
Spouse
Ada Wilschanski
(m. 2000)
Children5
Parent(s)Shlomo Cunin, Miriam Cunin

Life

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Cunin was born on March 27, 1976, to Shlomo Cunin, the director of Chabad-Lubavitch of California.[1][2]

Cunin assisted his father in his ongoing effort to repatriate the Schneerson Library from Russia to the United States beginning when he was a teenager and continuing into adulthood.[2][3] In 1990, Cunin founded the Chabad of Century City in Los Angeles.[1][2] He also founded Beis Chaya Mushka, an all-girl school in Los Angeles.[1]

Cunin married Ada Wilschanski in 2000;[2] they had five children.[4] He died on July 5, 2019, at 43.[1][2][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Mirkin, Steven (July 5, 2019). "Chabad of Century City Rabbi Tzemach Cunin, 43". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Rabbi Tzemach Cunin, 43, Chabad-Lubavitch Emissary in Los Angeles". Chabad.org. July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Fishkoff, Sue (2003). The Rebbe's Army: Inside the World of Chabad-Lubavitch. New York: Schocken Books. pp. 197–198. ISBN 9780805211382. OCLC 60959980.
  4. ^ a b "Before Shiva Ends, Help us give Rabbi Tzemach Cunin's Wife and Children a Bright Light of Support". Yeshiva World News. July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.