Telz Yeshiva טעלזער ישיבה

A yeshiva in Telz

Telz Yeshiva was founded in 1875 in the town of Telz (Telšiai), Lithuania ^[1]. It became one of the largest and most important yeshivas of the Lithuanian world, known for its own "Telzer derech" of deep, clear analysis ^[1]. A kollel to train rabbis opened in 1922 ^[1].

From Lithuania to America

When the war broke out, the roshei yeshiva Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Bloch and Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Katz were in America on a mission for the yeshiva, and they rebuilt it in Cleveland, Ohio ^[1]. In early 1941 a group of students who had escaped through Russia arrived and joined them ^[1]. The yeshiva later moved to Wickliffe, Ohio, where it stands today ^[1].

Telz today

Rabbi Mordechai Gifter was also among its American roshei yeshiva ^[1]. To this day it is simply called "Telz".