lin ess ▁of ▁a ▁Harvard ▁historian . ▁Tw ers ky ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁At ar ah ▁( née ▁Sol ove itch ik ) ▁played ▁a ▁prominent ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Ma imon ides ▁School . ▁Tw ers ky ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁spiritual ▁leader ▁for ▁the ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁At ar ah ' s ▁father ▁Joseph ▁B . ▁Sol ove itch ik , ▁who ▁had ▁founded ▁the ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁At ar ah ▁was ▁the ▁long - time ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁School ▁Committee , ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁nine ▁years ▁after ▁Tw ers ky ' s ▁death . ▁The ▁Tw ers ky ' s ▁elder ▁son ▁Mos he h , ▁a ▁ra bbi ▁and ▁lect urer ▁at ▁Yes h ivas ▁Tor as ▁Mos he , ▁was ▁murder ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Jerusalem ▁syn agog ue ▁attack . ▁ ▁Their ▁other ▁son ▁May er ▁Tw ers ky ▁holds ▁the ▁Le ib ▁Mer kin ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Professor ial ▁Chair ▁in ▁Tal m ud ▁and ▁Jewish ▁Philosoph y ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁ro sh ▁yes h iva ▁at ▁Yes h iva ▁University ▁and ▁ra bbi ▁of ▁the ▁Tal ner ▁Syn agog ue ▁of ▁River dale . ▁Their ▁daughter ▁T zi pp or ah ▁Rosen blatt , ▁a ▁lawyer , ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁Jonathan ▁Rosen blatt , ▁ra bbi ▁emer it us ▁of ▁the ▁River dale ▁Jewish ▁Center ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁At