Tzemach Yehoshua Cunin | |
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Born | (1976-03-27)March 27, 1976 Los Angeles County, California |
Died | July 5, 2019(2019-07-05) (aged 43) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Rabbi |
Spouse |
Ada Wilschanski (m. 2000) |
Children | 5 |
Parent(s) | Shlomo Cunin, Miriam Cunin |
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.
Life
Cunin was born on March 27, 1976, to Shlomo Cunin, the director of Chabad-Lubavitch of California.
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. In 1990, Cunin founded the Chabad of Century City in Los Angeles. He also founded Beis Chaya Mushka, an all-girl school in Los Angeles.
Cunin married Ada Wilschanski in 2000; they had five children. He died on July 5, 2019, at 43.
References
- ^ Mirkin, Steven (July 5, 2019). "Chabad of Century City Rabbi Tzemach Cunin, 43". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ "Rabbi Tzemach Cunin, 43, Chabad-Lubavitch Emissary in Los Angeles". Chabad.org. July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- Fishkoff, Sue (2003). The Rebbe's Army: Inside the World of Chabad-Lubavitch. New York: Schocken Books. pp. 197–198. ISBN 9780805211382. OCLC 60959980.
- ^ "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.
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