Zev wolfson biography of albert einstein

Zev Wolfson

Zev Wolfson was born in Vilna ( then Poland) in 1928.In June of 1941 the Nazis invaded the Soviet Union ( which included the Vilna/Vilnius area which was then part of Lithuania). Zev's family fled east to escaped the Nazis and lived in Siberia during the war years. Soon after the war ended the family (which included his mother and younger brother) was able to obtain papers to come to the U.S.

Zev was able to provide a yeshiva education for his younger brother.

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In his 20s, Wolfson amassed a significant wealth through his investments in real estate. (".. a lifelong devotee of some of the leading yeshiva world personalities, providing financial assistance to rabbinical students and Torah institutions in Israel, Europe, Russia and the U.S. He also was a tireless advocate for Israel, politically as well as financially..." http://www.thejewishweek.com/editorial-opinion/editorial/legacies-learning)
His wife, Nechama, founded the Shalom Task Force in 1992, she is Zev Wolfson (1928- 2012) - Eilat Gordin Levitan GIKA