Eliezer Yehuda Finkel (born 1879)
Belarusian-Israeli Orthodox rabbi, rosh yeshiva of Mir / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eliezer Yehuda Finkel, also known as Reb Leizer Yudel Finkel, (1879–1965) was the Rosh Yeshiva (dean) of Mir Yeshiva in both its Polish and Jerusalemic incarnations.
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Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Finkel | |
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Title | Rosh Yeshivas Mir |
Personal | |
Born | Eliezer Yehuda Finkel 1879 Lugoj |
Died | 1965 Jerusalem |
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | Romania, British Mandate of Palestine, Israel |
Spouse | Malka Kamai |
Children | Moshe Chaim Zev Beinish |
Parent | Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel |
Denomination | Haredi |
Jewish leader | |
Predecessor | Rabbi Eliyahu Boruch Kamai |
Successor | Rabbi Chaim Shmuelevitz |
Position | Rosh yeshiva |
Yeshiva | Mir yeshiva (Belarus) |
Began | 1917 |
Ended | 1965 |
Buried | Har HaMenuchot |
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