Ephraim and Tzivia Moscowitz. Their residence on Farwell Avenue became the first home of Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois, and the elder Moscowitzes worked hand in hand with their children in building a scaffolding for what would become a sprawling network of 50 Chabad centers, schools and social-services programs across the state.
Obituary: Ephraim Moscowitz, 93, Pioneer of Judaism in Chicago
A native Chicagoan, Moscowitz, who passed away Feb. 27 (6 Adar), was a lifelong educator who had a front-row seat to the growth of Orthodox Judaism in the city, particularly the meteoric rise of Chabad-Lubavitch, which was directed for decades by his son, the late Rabbi Daniel Moscowitz.
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