Moshe Dovid Winternitz

Moshe Dovid Winternitz
Av Beth Din in Satu Mare
Born	1855 Szatmárnémeti, Austria-Hungary (now in Romania)
Died	1944 Auschwitz

Rabbi Moshe Dovid Winternitz, (1855–1944), was Head of Beth din (Rabbinical Court) in Satmar, Hungary (this position was second to the Rabbi of the city) and one of the greatest scholars of his time. People from around the globe would send him Halachic queries.

Rabbi Moshe Dovid had an aristocratic appearance and was greatly respected by all. Everyone would look up to him in awe, and gave him the proper respect for such a great Torah Scholar.

As one would walk by 42 Petopi St. next to the "Kehilla House", you would see Rabbi Moshe Dovid totally engrossed in Talmud, and writing his thoughts.

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

References

1. ^ Zekor Et Satmar, Bnei Brak 1984.

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Name	Winternitz, Moshe Dovid
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Date of birth	1855
Place of birth	Szatmárnémeti, Austria-Hungary (now in Romania)
Date of death	1944
Place of death	Auschwitz