Baal Shem
He was the rabbi of the Tulchin (Тульчин) community in Vinnitsya. Later he moved to Medzhibozh where he, together with Rabbi David Purkes, stood at the head of the group of Chassidim that preceded the Baal Shem Tov. When the Baal Shem Tov arrived in Medzhibozh, Kitzes and Purkes opposed him. However, they later accepted and supported his leadership. Kitzes was a student of the Baal Shem Tov. He was the "Baal Tokeah" (the one who blows the Shofar) at the beit midrash of the Baal Shem Tov.