We regret to inform you of the petirah of Rabbi Dr. Harvey Schwartz, who was niftar Tuesday evening at home in Yerushalayim. Dr. Schwartz He was a longtime member of the Woodmere community, where he served as baal koreh for many years before moving to Eretz Yisroel. He was a close confidante of HaRav Moshe Feinstein zt”l, and was a legendary advocate for the Jewish community, and was notably the driving force behind Jewish schoolchildren having busing available to them. A close friend of United Hatzalah founder Eli Beer, Dr. Schwartz was the president of the Leo Berger Fund in conjunction with United Hatzalah. Using his position as a prominent lawyer in the New York area for many years, he helped get the shatnez center in Williamsburg licensed as a not-for-profit organization so they wouldn’t get charged tax. He also assisted with the protection of Har Hazeisim as the Co-Chairman of the International Committee of Har Hazeisim. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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