Nachum Zev Dessler

Nachum Zev (Velvel) Dessler (1921 – January 23, 2011) was an Orthodox Jewish rabbi as well as founder and dean of the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland.^[1][2]

Rabbi Nachum Zev Dessler
Personal life
Born	1921 Kelm, Lithuania
Died	January 23, 2011 Cleveland, Ohio
Spouse	Miriam
Children	Reuven, Eli, Simcha, Sarika, Malki, Peshy
Parent(s)	Eliyahu Eliezer and Bluma Dessler
Religious life
Religion	Judaism
Denomination	Orthodox
Position	Dean
Organisation	Hebrew Academy of Cleveland
Began	1943
Buried	Jerusalem, Israel
Residence	Cleveland, Ohio
Semikhah	Rav Eliyahu Meir Bloch; Rav Chaim Mordechai Katz

Dessler was also instrumental in building the National Society for Hebrew Day Schools.^[2]

Personal life

Dessler was born in 1921 in Kelm to Rabbi Eliyahu Eliezer and Bluma Dessler. His mother, Bluma, was a granddaughter to Rabbi Simcha Zissel Ziv and Dessler was named after Rabbi Simcha Zissel Ziv's son. In 1929, the family moved to London and Dessler was sent to Yeshivah Etz Chaim. Three years later, he returned to Wilkomir in Lithuania to learn.^[3]