Amidst the International Kinus Hashluchim we received the sad news of the passing of Reb Shlomo Matusof OBM, who merited to be the Rebbes first Shliach in the year 5710 (1949). Reb Shlomo, 91, was born on Yom Kippur 5677 (1916) to his father HaChosid Reb Yitzchok Izik Matusof A”H. He was sent by the Rebbe to Casablanca, Morocco where he established the Mosdos of “Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch”, a network which included 70 branches of Talmudai Torah throughout Morocco, who’s graduates count the chief rabbi of israel Rabbi Shlomo Amar among them. In recent years he lived in Crown Heights with his wife.
He leaves behind his was Mrs. Pessia and children, R. Yosef Yitzchok, Shliach in Toulouse, France, R. Yehuda Leib, Shliach in Cannes, France, R. Eliyahu, a staff member of ‘Otzar Hachasidim’, R. Yona, Shliach in Madison, Wisconsin, R. Reuven Reuven, Shliach in the Lishka Paris, France, R. Shmariyahu, Mrs. Baila Palatinski, New Jersey, R. Menachem Mendel, Shliach to Alberta, Canada and Mrs. Aidaleh Nemenov, Crown Heights.
The Levaya will take place Tomorrow, Sunday and will be leaving the Shomrei Hadaas Chaple at around 10:15 and will be passing by 770 at around 11:00pm.
Baruch Dayan Hoemes
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