Etzion update Summer 5776/2016 from Yeshivat Har Etzion. The Gush family was deeply saddened by the passing of Marcos (Mordechai) Katz z”l, whose love of Israel and Torah led him to be one of the Yeshiva’s most dedicated supporters. Marcos and his wife...
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Etzion update Summer 5776/2016 from Yeshivat Har Etzion. The Gush family was deeply saddened by the passing of Marcos (Mordechai) Katz z”l, whose love of Israel and Torah led him to be one of the Yeshiva’s most dedicated supporters. Marcos and his wife Adina were pillars of the Mexican Jewish community, tirelessly promoting Jewish and Zionist causes in Mexico, the United States and Israel. Their foundation also established the prestigious Marcos and Adina Katz Award to support the application of Halacha to modern life. The Katz family’s generosity enabled the creation of the Marcos and Adina Katz Library at Har Etzion in 1982, considered one of the most significant collections of sefarim in the world. The library has nearly 100,000 volumes, as well as over 1,000 periodicals, and its collection includes rare editions of Torah publications dating back to the early 1500s. The Marcos and Adina Katz Library serves thousands of educators, scholars, students and laymen on a yearly basis.
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