Word has been received here of the death in Jerusalem of Rabbi Jacob Isaac Teitelbaum, father of Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum of New York, prominent in the work of the Mizrachi Organization.
Rabbi Teitelbaum was seventy-six years old and known as a scholar. He played a prominent part in the old Jewish Community. He had been a resident in Jerusalem for more than fifty years.
He is survived by Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum and a daughter, the widow of Rabbi Israel Z. Hurwitz.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
