It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rebbetzin Miriam Twersky a”h, widow of the Rachmastrivka Rebbe zt”l of the United States. She passed away at the age of 92.
Rebbetzin Miriam was born in Romania in 1933 to her father, the Skverer Rebbe, Rav Yaakov Yosef Twersky zt”l, and her mother, Rebbetzin Traina a”h, daughter of Rav Pinchos of Ustila zt”l, who was a son-in-law of the Belzer Rebbe, the Maharid of Belz.
Following the war, the family immigrated to the United States in 1958. They initially settled in Boro Park before later relocating to Williamsburg.
Upon reaching marriageable age, she married Rav Chai Yitzchok Twersky, the Rachmastrivka Rebbe of the United States, who was niftar in Av 5783. He was the son of Rav Yochanan of Rachmastrivka.
Their regal wedding took place on 20 Adar I, 5714, in Manhattan. Among those in attendance were some of the leading rebbes of the generation, including the Satmar Rebbe, the Vayoel Moshe, the Vizhnitzer Rebbe, the Imrei Chaim, and many other prominent admorim.
The couple established their home in New Square and were among the earliest residents of the chassidic village founded by her father.
Throughout the many stages of their lives—in Williamsburg, New Square, and later Boro Park—the Rebbetzin stood faithfully at her husband’s side and played a central role in supporting his work and leadership.
She was renowned for her deep familiarity with the customs and traditions of Skverer chassidus and possessed an extraordinary memory for its practices and conduct.
During her lifetime, she endured significant personal losses. Her eldest son, Rav Mordechai Twersky zt”l, passed away in 1992. In Teves 5784, her daughter, Rebbetzin Malka Halberstam a”h, passed away at the age of 66. In Elul 5785, she lost another daughter, Rebbetzin Faiga Shprintza Hager a”h, wife of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe of Kiamesha Lake who was 70 at the time of her petirah.
She is survived by her sons, the Rachmastrivka Rebbes of Boro Park, Monsey, Lakewood, Williamsburg, Linden, and Airmont; her sons-in-law, including the Baranover Rebbe of Monsey, the Vizhnitz-Kiamesha Lake Rebbe, Rav Mordechai Twersky, eldest son of the Chernobyler Rebbe, Rav Menachem Nochum Twersky, son of Rav Yehoshua Heshel zt”l, and Rav Mordechai Aharon Twersky, son of Rav Menachem Nochum zt”l.
Her brother is the Skverer Rebbe, and among her grandchildren are the Rachmastrivka Rebbe of Spring Valley and the Zvhiller Rebbe.
The levayah is scheduled to take place today, departing at 1:30 p.m. from the Rachmastrivka beis medrash on 45th Street in Boro Park. At 4:00 p.m., the procession was to continue to New Square and then to Har Shalom Cemetery in Monsey, where she will be laid to rest alongside her husband, the Rebbe zt”l.
Yehi zichrah boruch.
{Matzav.com}
