Background
He was born in 1908 in Ozovnet, Lithuania. His father, Musar movement leader Rabbi Yeruchom Levovitz, was then the spiritual director of the Kelm Talmud Torah in Kelmė, Lithuania.
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Simcha Levovitz
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Simcha Zissel studied in the yeshivas of Grodno, Telz and Brisk.
Career
At the start of World World War II, he was able to flee to the United States due to the efforts of Rabbi Elimelech Gavriel (Mike) Tress. In addition to studying and teaching, he dedicated himself to publishing the writings of his father, Yeruchom Levovitz and of the rabbi after whom he was named, Simcha Zissel Ziv.
