Jewish philanthropist Dr. Irving Moskowitz passes away

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Jewish philanthropist Dr. Irving Moskowitz passes away
Leading American-Jewish philanthropist, passionate supporter of Israel, passes away aged 88.
By Arutz Sheva Staff
First Publish: 6/16/2016

A passionate and lifelong support of Israel, Moskowitz, together with his wife Cherna, founded and led the Moskowitz Foundation in 1968, which supported countless initiatives in Israel and across the Jewish world. The couple also founded the Moskowitz Prize for Zionism, which awards leading Jewish figures for their activism on the part of the Jewish state and its people.

Dr. Moskowitz was a particularly ardent supporter of Jewish communities in Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem, aiding countless projects to reclaim Jewish land stolen by Arabs during the early twentieth century.

He is survived by his wife, Cherna, eight children and more than 40 grandchildren.

Born to Jewish immigrants from Poland, more than 100 of his relatives perished during the Holocaust.

Irving, the ninth of thirteen siblings, grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he qualified as a doctor, and then moved to California to open a medical practice. After that, he moved to Miami Beach, Florida.

Apart from his immense support for the Jewish community and State of Israel, Irving Moskowitz founded several hospitals and donated generously to many humanitarian causes in the United States and elsewhere.

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'Jerusalem giant, pillar has fallen, went straight to Gan Eden'
Ateret Cohanim mourns the loss of Dr. Irving Moskowitz.
By Daniel Luria
First Publish: 6/17/2016, 9:08 AM

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It is with great shock and extreme sadness that we announce the passing of  Dr. Irving Moskowitz z"l to Gan Eden.

Irving's neshama-soul has gone to "Yerushalayim Shel Maaleh" (Jerusalem of the Heavens) and he will be in a place of honor for the righteous, next to The Throne of Glory.

Irving Moskowitz was a giant of this generation who has effectively secured a united Jerusalem for the Jewish People.
Known in many circles as the "Montefiore and Rothschild" of our times, he has redeemed, built and uplifted Jerusalem from the mounds of destruction and desolation.
 
Together with his wife Cherna (May she live till 120 years) they have revitalized Jewish life, in and around the Old City, by helping to establish Jewish neighborhoods, and returned Jewish life to the Holy Basin.

Irving Moskowitz has changed the face of Jerusalem for the good, and no one can stand in his footsteps, for his achievements have reached the Heavens.

Thousands of Yeshiva students,, children and families living in the Old City, Abu Tor, the City of David, Kfar HaTeimanim of Shiloach, Shimon HaTzaddik, Beit Orot, Maaleh HaZeitim, Kidmat Zion and Ganei Yitzchak are indebted and forever grateful to Irving Moskowitz z"l. The same people are now in mourning, as is Am Yisrael.

Ateret Cohanim has lost a pillar, a guardian and a truly modest benefactor and builder of Jerusalem. Jerusalem has lost one of "her" dearest of friends.

The Moskowitz Family has lost a husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.

Our hearts and warm wishes go out to Cherna and the wider Moskowitz Family, and we hope that they will be comforted by Hashem, along with generations of mourners of Zion and Yerushalayim, and be comforted by Jerusalem herself.

Irving Moskowitz was an idealistic pioneer, who feared G-d only, and who built the eternal Jerusalem. He had the key to Jerusalem, and was in fact, part of the fabric of Jerusalem itself. His memory and legacy will be everlasting.

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'Dr. Moskowitz was a leader and a revolutionary'
Former MK Yaakov “Ketzaleh” Katz eulogized Jewish philanthropist Dr. Irving Moskowitz, who passed away at 88.
By Uzi Baruch
First Publish: 6/16/2016

Former Knesset Member Yaakov “Ketzaleh” Katz on Thursday night eulogized Jewish philanthropist Dr. Irving Moskowitz, who passed away at the age of 88.

“Dr. Moskowitz was a leader and a revolutionary - you can add his name to the big list alongside Herzl, Jabotinsky, Ben Gurion and Menachem Begin. He was a humble, wise man and a financial genius,” Katz told Arutz Sheva.

“The Almighty blessed him with lots of wealth and he knew how to link that wealth to the building of communities in Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem. When we started the settlement enterprise he was the financer, the buyer, and the builder. In his intellect, wisdom, patience and financial understanding, he enabled us to do great things,” Katz added, noting that, as he did with many other Zionist enterprises, Dr. Moskowitz also helped establish Arutz Sheva, the Beit El Yeshiva and many other institutions.

“He was the main force behind 'the people are with the Golan' - he turned our dream of Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem into an Israeli reality,” Katz said, adding that Dr. Moskowitz’s wife Cherna greatly helped with the Zionist project in Israel even after her husband fell ill.

“Cherna is a princess and a queen who continues without interruption the largest and important enterprise in Israel,” he said.

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He made a great contribution to the communities in Judea and Samaria and in the old city of Jerusalem.