▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Zag are , ▁northern ▁Lith u ania , ▁to ▁an ▁Orth odox ▁Jewish ▁family . ▁Following ▁" a ▁traditional ▁Jewish ▁education ," ▁W iss ot sky , ▁whose ▁personal ▁name ▁later ▁became ▁known ▁by ▁various ▁Ang lic izations ▁married ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 8 , ▁at ▁which ▁point , ▁with ▁support ▁from ▁his ▁in - la ws , ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Vol oz hin ▁Yes h iva . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁a ▁student ▁of ▁Y is rael ▁Sal anter . ▁ ▁After ▁moving ▁to ▁Moscow ▁for ▁economic ▁reasons ▁and ▁" tr ading ▁in ▁tea " ▁W iss ot z ky ▁founded ▁what ▁became ▁his ▁signature ▁tea ▁company . ▁Using ▁his ▁wealth ▁he ▁ ▁fund ed ▁a ▁Jewish ▁school ▁in ▁J aff a ▁ ▁helped ▁found ▁" the ▁Heb rew - language ▁journal ▁Hash ilo ah " ▁(" ed ited ▁by ▁Ah ad ▁Ha ' am , ▁who ▁also ▁managed ▁W iss ot z ky ▁offices , ▁first ▁in ▁Russia ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁London ") ▁ ▁left ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁rub les ▁to ▁what ▁is ▁today ▁the ▁Techn ion - Is rael ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁ ▁W iss ot z ky ' s ▁wife ▁was ▁Ke ila ▁T z via ▁( born ▁Abr am son ); ▁their ▁daughter ▁( Ch ana ) ▁Lib a ▁Mi ri am ▁was ▁born ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁Kal onym us ▁Ze v