Rabbi Ben Zion Hoffman passed away suddenly Tuesday afternoon at the age of 50. His death followed a heart attack shortly after he had been brought to Mt. Sinai hospital.
Rabbi Hoffman was the second ranking orthodox rabbi of the Philadelphia community. With Rabbi Leventhal practically blind and Rabbi Hoffman dead, the city remains without an orthodox leader.
Rabbi Hoffman came to America in 1904 from Bessarabia. He was rabbi of the Congregation Bnei Moshe, and was founder of the Bessarabian Talmud Torah. He is survived by his widow and six dependent children. His oldest son is Jacob B. Hoffman, prominent Philadelphia communal and Zionist worker, and member of the National Executive Committee of the Zionist Organization of America.
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