R' Akiva Gancz Satmar Educator Passes Away at 95

 

Rabbi Akiva Gancz, a beloved and highly respected figure throughout the entire Satmar community, passed away today in Kiryas Joel at the age of 95.

A founding father of the Satmar Cheder under the guidance of the Satmar Rebbe, Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum, Rabbi Gancz was a rebbe for the youngest boys in the Satmar school system and was lovingly called Reb Kivala. 

He was well known for taking his students to say Shema with newborns at the vachtnacht, held on the night before their bris and gave tens of thousands of three year olds their first taste of the alef bais and packages of treats on the day of their first haircuts. 

While he and his wife had no children of their own, the fatherly warmth that he gave his young students at the Satmar Cheder over an educational career that spanned decades was legendary. 

Known to Satmar chasidim everywhere, Rabbi Gancz was renowned for his humility and sterling character. His funeral took place last night at 12:30 at the Congregation Yetev Lev D’Satmar, Kiryas Joel and was followed by burial in the Satmar cemetery on Schunnemunk Road.

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