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BORUCH DAYAN EMMES:
Petira Of Hagon Rav
Yitzchok Dov Koppelman ZATZAL
At Age 106
Note from hilly:
I had the privilege to learn by the Rosh HaYeshiva Z"TL in the early 70's
I was in transit and only stayed 1 Zeman in Obernau Kriens, Lucerne Switzerland.
For an individual like myself with ADD (That's not what they called it then)
I can attest I learned more in that Zeman than all my years up to then. it gave me a Chookah and Chaishek for learning ! I'm also sorry that I never kept in touch as all his Talmidim did, and I can tell you that at 106 yrs old he had many.
In retrospect I wish I would have stayed longer like my friends did. Local Los Angeles residents Romy Deucth and Moishe Striecher attended Lucerne years after I left.
finally to my dear cousin Harav Yisroel Dovid Schlesinger
who is a world renown Rov who gives many Shiurim on Kol Haloshon
who is known as The Rosh Yeshivas Star Student
(of entire century of Talmidim,)
I know how close you are to the Rosh Yeshiva and continue to carry on the wealth of Torah that we all thirst for.
In clarity and Amkusand to all of the thousands who have and continue to draw from that Maayon Hamokoim Yenachem Eschem B'Soich Shaar Evleh Tzion Yerushalayim hilly
(Friday, June 17th, 2011) YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Hagon Rav Yitzchok Dov Koppelman ZATZAL, the Zekan Roshei HaYeshivos, (the world's senior Rosh HaYeshiva) who had been hospitalized for the past few weeks. Rav Koppelman served as the Rosh Yeshiva of Lucerne Yeshiva in Switzerland, and was 106 years old. Levaya details will be published by YWN when they are made available to us.
Rav Koppelman was literally a living testament to a vanished world. It is reliably said that he was born in May 1905, and was is universally known today as the zekan Roshei HaYeshivos. Rav Koppelman was a leading disciple of his great mentor, Rabbi Shimon Shkop (1860-1939), the Rosh Yeshiva of Sha'ar HaTorah in Grodno, having learnt under him for 18 years. Rav Koppelman had been the Rosh Yeshiva of Lucerne since 1963. In the intervening 48 years the Yeshiva has earned itself an enviable international reputation: indeed, one of the indications of its success is that it is a microcosm of the world - pupils come not only from Switzerland, Western Europe and the United Kingdom, but also from the United States of America, Canada, Eretz Yisroel and even Australia. As well as having a geographical mix, the student body of the Yeshiva comprises Chasidim, Litvaks and Yekkes, all learning in harmony. Despite Rabbi Koppelman's advanced years, his title as Rosh Yeshiva was no mere sinecure; he was found each day in the Beis Medrash, giving regular shiurim and being completely accessible to his pupils. The affinity did not cease when boys left the Yeshiva and many former students living abroad arranged their travels so as to spend a Shabbos or a Yomtov in Lucerne . In recent years, the Rosh Yeshiva started to travel abroad somewhat more; usually to the USA or Eretz Yisroel, Australia and other locations. YWN PHOTO LINK: CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS OF RECENT TRIPS TO AUSTRALIA, AND NEW YORK. In today's somewhat polarised Orthodox world, Rabbi Koppelman is that rarity who had good relations with everyone. He eschewed politics and was only interested in disseminating Torah. Wherever he went, people rush to meet him and hear his wisdom. Boruch Dayan Emmes... (YWN World Headquarters - NYC) | 
