HaYeshiva HaGedolah Knesseth Beth Yitzchak, Kamenitz D’Lita.

(KAMENITZ YESHIVA).

Brzesc (Brisk)

1930

Black-and-white photograph of the administration and entire student body of the famed Kaminetz Yeshiva. Those identified include: The Rosh Yeshiva R. Baruch Ber Leibowitz, his sons-in-law, R. Moshe Bernstein (later of Jerusalem), R. Yitzchak Turetz, R. Reuven Grozovsky, (later at Yeshiva Torah Vodaas, New York), his nephew R. Naphtali Leibowitz, the Mashgiach and R. Koppel Kahana (later at Jew's College, London). With stamp of R. Baruch Ber Leibowitz on verso.

Established in Slabodka in 1897 in the name of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Spector of Kovno, the Kaminetz Yeshiva gained an outstanding reputation upon the appointment of R. Baruch Ber Leibowitz in 1904. Under his leadership, the Yeshiva attracted students from across the Jewish world. Due to the turmoil of the First World War, the Yeshiva was compelled to leave Slabodka and relocate to Krementchug and Vilna. In 1926, it established itself in Kamenitz, near Brisk. Today, it continues to function in Jerusalem.