Out from the Cold By Riki Goldstein | April 7, 2021
Rav Shammai Zahn nurtured a generation of Sephardi gedolim whose influence was felt all over Europe and beyond. A reunion of memories after six decades
“I owe my life to him.”
Talmidim remember Rav Shammai Zahn ztz”l
Mr. Shmuel Bitan, originally of Melilla
Mr David Fhima, originally of Marrakesh
Rabbi Avraham Melul, originally of Tangiers
They were a group of several dozen Moroccan teenagers on an open lorry, traveling down an English highway, singing aloud in the August sunshine. Arriving in the beautiful Lake District National Park, they’d find a scenic but sheltered spot and set up their tents for camp. Leading the group was a middle-aged, European-born rosh yeshivah, with a long beard, big smile, and overflowing heart. Of course, he would help his boys pitch the tents. He had bought them the army surplus tents and sleeping bags. He would take care of their summer fun, t