Zalman Shimon Dworkin was the Chief Rabbi of the Jewish community in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and a prominent member of the Chabad Hasidic movement.[1][2]
Rabbi Zalman Shimon Dworkin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1901 |
| Died | 1985 Brooklyn, NY |
| Occupation(s) | Chief Rabbi, Crown Heights Jewish community |
| Successor | Rabbi Yehuda Kalmen Marlow |
Biography
editDworkin was born in 1901 in Rogachov, Belarus. He emigrated to the United States in 1958.[3] He served as the Crown Heights Jewish community's chief rabbi until his death in 1985.[4] Dworkin was succeeded in this role by Yehuda Kalmen Marlow.
As Dworkin was a Chabad Chassid, his rabbinic authority was sought by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson.[5]