Zelig Reuven Bengis: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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In 1947, he and Rabbi [[Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky (first Dushinsky rebbe)|Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky]], the [[Chief Rabbi]] - ''Gaavad'' - of the Edah, appeared before a [[United Nations]] commission which was to decide the future of the [[Mandatory Palestine|British Mandate of Palestine]]. They spoke against the establishment of a Jewish state there, requesting the UN to recognize Jerusalem as a holy city which should not be part of any state, but should be ruled by the UN itself as an international city. He also requested the commission to allow the immigration of homeless Jews who had survived the war in Europe.

When Rabbi Dushinsky died in 1948, Bengis succeeded him as ''govadgaivad'' of the Edah. Simultaneously, he also fulfilled the position of ''[[Rosh Yeshiva]]'' at ''Yeshivas Ohel Moshe'', also in Jerusalem.

Bengis died on the 7th of [[Sivan]], 5713 (21 May 1953).<ref name="IntroLaflagos"/> He was almost 90 years old, and had fulfilled rabbinical roles in Lithuania and Jerusalem for over 60 years. He was interred on [[Har HaMenuchot]].