YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Rebbetzin Zissel (Gisele) Horovitz A”H. She was 92.
She was a Mechaneches at Bais Yaakov in Boro Park for more than 50 years, where she had thousands of students, instilling in them Yiras Shomayim, and teaching them Torah, Halacha and Tzniyus.
Her husband was Hagaon HaRav Moshe Horovitz ZATZAL, the Unsdorfer Rov of Boro Park and the Rosh Yeshivah of Be’er Shmuel. He was Niftar three years ago.
Her children are:
Reb Shea Horovitz who is raov in Unsdorf in Boro Park; Reb Shmuel from Flatbush; Reb Mordechai Yehuda who is a Ram in Mesivta of Lakewood and Rov of Das Kedoshim Coventry; Reb Pinchos who is a Rosh Yeshiva in Shuvu; Reb Yitzchok who is as Ram in Yeshiva Veyalipol in Boro Park; Reb Yisroel of Lakewood; Mrs Faigy Simsovits of Boro Park.
The Levayah will take place on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Shomrei Hadas Chapel. Tre kevurah will be on Har Hazeisim in Eretz Yisroel.
Boruch Dayan Ha’Emmes….
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BD”E. Special woman, who raised a beautiful family while teaching thousands of talmidos over half a century.
Reb. Horowitz taught in Williamsburgh before Boro Park. She was my 7th grade teacher in Rabbi Newhouse’s Little Bais Yaakov, a teacher I greatly admired.