Twerski, B. C. Shloime, 1923-1981
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1923 - 1981
Biography
Rabbi Shloime Twerski was born into an important Polish Chasidic family in 1923 and died in Denver, Colorado in 1981. In 1945, he became a rabbi at Zera Abraham which was founded in 1887 by Cotopaxi families. He organized the Talmudic Research Institute and Congregation (TRI-Sulom Congaregation) in 1970. The TRI-Sulom was an orthodox Chasidic synagogue and study center.
Citation:
Information was obtained from A Guide to the Jewish Rockies by Amy Shapiro and from Exploring Jewish Colorado by Phil Goodstein.Found in 1 Collection or Record:
TRI-Sulom Congregation Records
Collection
Identifier: B373
Abstract
The Talmudic Research Institute (TRI-Sulom Congregation) was an orthodox Chasidic synagogue and study center organized by Rabbi B. C. Shloime Twerski in 1970. He was succeeded in 1981 by his son Rabbi Mordecai D. Twerski. Rabbi Mordecai Twerski led the TRI-Sulom until returning to New York in 2000. The records consist of three annual fundraising dinner journals.
Dates:
1984-1991