Shimon Sofer (Hungarian rabbi)
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Shimon Sofer (1850 – 2 June 1944)[1] was the rabbi of the Hungarian city of Eger (Erlau) and the progenitor of the Erlauer Hasidic dynasty. His grandson Yochanan Sofer was the Erlauer rebbe in Israel.
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Rabbi Shimon Sofer | |
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Title | Rabbi of Erlau |
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Born | Shimon Sofer 1850 |
Died | 12 June 1944 (aged 94) |
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | Hungarian |
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Children | 15 |
Parent(s) | Rabbi Samuel Benjamin Sofer and Chava Leah Weiss |
Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
Occupation | Rabbi, rosh yeshiva |
Jewish leader | |
Successor | Rabbi Moshe Sofer II |
Began | 1881 |
Ended | 1944 |
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