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Alter Rebbe. Arrest Un Bafraiung. Uriel Zimmer. Yiddish.
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Arrest Un Bafraiung. Uriel Zimmer. Yiddish.
Rabbi Uriel Zimmer (20th of Kislev, 5681 – 9th of Kislev, 5722) was an Orthodox thinker and talented writer who held various activist roles among extreme Orthodox circles and later grew closer to Chabad Chassidut. He was born in Vienna in 1921 to a traditional family. In 1934, he immigrated to Eretz Yisrael. Initially out of curiosity, he explored the concept of a yeshiva and became a yeshiva student. This experience captivated him, leading him to observe Torah and mitzvot. Despite attending anti-religious schools, he insisted on wearing a kippah and peyot, which provoked the anger of school officials and teachers, but they could not suppress him due to his exceptional talents.
While studying at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, he rented an apartment near the Meah Shearim neighborhood, where he met figures such as Reb Moshe Blau of Agudath Israel, Reb Yitzchak Breuer, Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky, Rabbi David Baharan, Rabbi Zvi Pesach Frank, Rabbi Aryeh Leib HaCohen Epstein of Tchebin, and Rabbi Tuvia Bloi, who introduced him to the Rebbe of Lubavitch.
Gradually, even his family, who initially opposed his return to observance, embraced Torah and mitzvot. During this time, he visited the displaced persons’ camps in Europe, warning them about the spiritual dangers awaiting new immigrants to Eretz Yisrael, where religious observance was often forcibly abandoned (sometimes under life-threatening conditions).
He married Mrs. Reizel Zeidel, one of the “Tehran Children.” After their marriage, they resided in Jerusalem. Rabbi Zimmer became one of the leaders of the Pagi movement, serving as deputy editor of its newspaper, HaKol. Despite political setbacks and disappointments within Orthodox circles, Pagi eventually disbanded. Rabbi Uriel then traveled to the United States for medical treatment, where he drew closer to Chabad Chassidut and became one of the Rebbe’s followers.
Rabbi Zimmer also became acquainted with the Satmar Rebbe and worked as a translator at the United Nations, fluent in 17 languages. Throughout his career, he regularly wrote for various Orthodox publications, often expressing strong anti-Zionist views. Additionally, he worked on translations, leveraging his multilingual expertise in his role at the UN.
