R abbi Nissen Pinson, Chabad-Lubavitch representative to Tunis since 1960, died Monday in Nice, France, at age 89.

Rabbi Pinson was born in Charkov, Russia, and studied at Chabad underground yeshivas until he emigrated to France. In 1960, he was sent by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of blessed memory, to serve Tunis’s Jewish community.

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Rabbi Pinson developed many Jewish institutions in Tunis, including a boys’ yeshiva, a pre-school, a day school, a mikveh, a Jewish library, a synagogue, and more.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rochel Pinson, and five children, sons and daughters who all serve as Chabad representatives in their respective cities: Rabbi Y. Y Pinson, Nice, France; Mrs. Feige Hecht, Nice, France; Mrs. Shterna Matusof, Cannes, France; Rabbi Nochum Pinson, Burnoy, France; Rabbi Shmuel Pinson, Brussels, Belgium; sisters—Mrs. Sonia Kaplan, Jerusalem; Mrs. Sima Itkin, New York, and Mrs. V. Pinson, Kfar Chabad.

AUTHENTIC SHALIACH OF THE REBBE
Posted by: ELIE ATTOUN , Tunis, TUNISIA on Dec 05, 2007

I was a student of Rav Pinson in Tunis from '82 until '89. He did so much for us, for youth and adults. He has refreshed all the mikvés of Tunisia (in Tunis, Jerba, Zarzis) where the Jewish community remained.

All the children that have studied in Ohalé Yossef Ytshak are Chomré Shabbat, are now ambassadors or supporters of the Chabad activities in the world. I personally appreciate very much the hospitality of Chabad Centers in different part of the world, mainly in Germany where I travel many times every year in Berlin:Rabbi Y.Teichtal, Munich: Rabbi Diskin, Frankfort: Rabbi Z.Gurevitch, Nuremberg: Rabbi Chitrik.

Kol Hakavod leChabad for your activities and help to the Jewish people in differents part of the world. For Rabbi Nissan Pinson, he sacrificed many years for us, the fruits of his work never dies.

Yehi Zikhro Baroukh. Blessed is his memory forever. Elie.A

Baruch Dayan Emes...
Posted by: Anonymous , London on Dec 10, 2007

Such sad news...

baroukh dayan haemet.
Posted by: binyamin fennech , ateret, israel on Dec 11, 2007

lo noukhal lichkoah et harav pinson ki hou haya itanou megil katan kmo aba. ve aba lo chokhhim.

Editor's Comment

In translation: We will not forget Rabbi Pinson for he has been like a father to us from when we were young. Fathers are not forgotten.

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