Thousands accompanied the levaya of Rav Amram Azarzar zt"l on Sunday night in Akko and Yerushalayim. The niftar was among the most respected and veteran figures in the city of Akko and a close talmid of the Abuchatzeira family.
Rav Azarzar zt"l was beloved throughout Akko. He rose early and stayed late in batei knesses, was mekarev Yidden to Hashem, and devoted himself to upholding the dath and delivering shiurei Torah to the public. He raised his sons and daughters in the ways of Torah and mitzvos and was known for his chessed shel emes.
He established a family that is a tiferes to Klal Yisrael, and his grandchildren are mefar'im the yeshiva world.
Rav Azarzar led the chevra kadisha in Akko, built the world of Torah and teshuvah in the city, and spent his life being mekarev lev'avos. He was a close talmid of the Admor Rav Dovid Abuchatzeira of Nahariya.
Throughout his life he learned Torah with great hasmadah, both nigleh and nistar, and was involved in tzorchei tzibbur with emunah. He was among the founding pillars of the Shas movement in Akko.
The niftar left behind generations of upright and blessed descendants who are engaged in Torah and ma'asim tovim. He is survived by his wife tichyeh, and his sons: Rav Chaim Azarzar, director of the mosdos of the Admor Rav Yekusiel Abuchatzeira; Rav Meir Azarzar, senior figure in the Arachim organization and rav of the Hong Kong kehillah; Rav Eliyahu Azarzar, rosh yeshiva of Mishkan Avisar; Rav Shimon Azarzar, a known figure in the yeshiva world; and the philanthropist and chessed activist Rav Yosef Noam Azarzar.
A harsh tragedy struck the niftar zt"l when he was predeceased by his daughter, the distinguished mechanech Mrs. Ilana Yael Levi a"h of Zichron Yaakov, who was nifteres in her prime after an illness. She followed in her father's ways and transmitted Torah values and yiras Shamayim to her students.
At the conclusion of the levaya, he was buried at night at Har HaMenuchos in Yerushalayim.
Tehei nafsho tzrurah bitzror hachaim.
