Michael HaLevi Horowitz

http://www.ics.uci.edu/~dan/genealogy/Krakow/Families/Cypres.html

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Here is a summary of the article which is in the Hebrew tab (taken from http://horabis.blogspot.com/2007/10/blog-post_4240.html ):-

Michael son of haRav Chaim Ariyeh (Leib) "Horowitz man". He was born in 1870 and his father was head of Krakow bet din. After WW1, he joined Mizrachi Movement and established schools with this outlook "Hebrew cheder" and "Tachkmoni").

He wrote a commentary on the 5 megillot - "avodat hal'vi'im" and wrote - often anonymously - articles for Mizrachi Movement periodicals.

After his father died, he was a candidate to replace him as head of bet din, but he was not accepted. This due to an anti-zionist coalition formed together by the chassidim and the assimilationists.

For a period he lived in Antwerp and dealt with diamonds. Passed away Kislev 5700 - winter of 1939

The above was cited from the "Encyclopaedia of Religious Zionism", rabbanim who were murdered in the Holocaust:- http://horabis.blogspot.com/2007/10/blog-post_4240.html

About him in the encyclopedia:- http://jgaliciabukovina.net/he/144212/digitalbook/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%9...

His letters:- http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12921&st=&pgnum=340 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=23275&st=&pgnum=6 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39239 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39176 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39175 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39174 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39173 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39348 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12886 &st=&pgnum=11 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=3262&st=&pgnum=16 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12880&st=&pgnum=166 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=50665&st=&pgnum=40 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=50665&st=&pgnum=234 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12889&st=&pgnum=54 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12887&st=&pgnum=75 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=37890&st=&pgnum=25 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31020&st=&pgnum=102 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31020&st=&pgnum=112 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=43498&st=&pgnum=50 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39463&st=&pgnum=75 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=23183&st=&pgnum=25 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=2620&st=&pgnum=37 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=22922&st=&pgnum=48 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12937&st=&pgnum=224 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=22983&st=&pgnum=11 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12972&st=&pgnum=36 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12885&st=&pgnum=4 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12936&st=&pgnum=16

From his son:- http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=27961&st=&pgnum=17

http://www.ics.uci.edu/~dan/genealogy/Krakow/Families/Cypres.html

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הורוביץ, מיכאל. בן הרב חיים אריה (לייב) איש הורוביץ, שהיה אב"ד בקרקוב. נולד בקרקוב בתר"ל,1870. אחרי מלחמת העולם הראשונה הצטרף לתנועת המזרחי, והתמסר לטיפוח בתי הספר שלה בקרקוב – "חדר עברי" ו"תחכמוני". חיבר פירוש על חמש מגילות, "עבודת הלויים", וכתב מאמרים ורשימות בעיתונים של המזרחי, לרוב בעילום שם. אחרי שאביו נפטר היה מועמד למלא את מקומו, אך לא קיבל את התפקיד, בשל התנגדותם של החסידים והמתבוללים שקיימו בקרקוב קואליציה אנטי ציונית. זמן מה גר באנטוורפן, ושם עסק במסחר ביהלומים. נפטר בכסלו ת"ש. (רבנים שנספו בשואה http://horabis.blogspot.com/2007/10/blog-post_4240.html )

עליו באנציקלופדיה: http://jgaliciabukovina.net/he/144212/digitalbook/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%9...

מכתביו http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12921&st=&pgnum=340 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=23275&st=&pgnum=6 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39239 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39176 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39175 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39174 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39173 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39348 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12886 &st=&pgnum=11 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=3262&st=&pgnum=16 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12880&st=&pgnum=166 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=50665&st=&pgnum=40 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=50665&st=&pgnum=234 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12889&st=&pgnum=54 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12887&st=&pgnum=75 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=37890&st=&pgnum=25 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31020&st=&pgnum=102 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31020&st=&pgnum=112 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=43498&st=&pgnum=50 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=39463&st=&pgnum=75 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=23183&st=&pgnum=25 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=2620&st=&pgnum=37 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=22922&st=&pgnum=48 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12937&st=&pgnum=224 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=22983&st=&pgnum=11 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12972&st=&pgnum=36 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12885&st=&pgnum=4 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12936&st=&pgnum=16

מבנו http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=27961&st=&pgnum=17