Chaim Mordechai Katz
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Chaim Mordechai Katz (Hebrew: חיים מרדכי כץ; Lithuanian: Chaimas Mordechajus Kacas; April 9, 1894 – November 17, 1964) was an Orthodox rabbi, the Rosh Yeshiva of the Telshe Yeshiva in Cleveland, and among American Jewry's foremost religious leaders.
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Chaim Mordechai Katz | |
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Born | (1894-04-09)April 9, 1894 |
Died | November 17, 1964(1964-11-17) (aged 70) Cleveland, Ohio |
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | Lithuanian American |
Spouse | Perel Leah Bloch Chaya Kravitz Esther Mindle Mandel |
Children | Yaakov Zev (Velvel) Katz Rachel Tress Avneir Katz |
Denomination | Haredi Orthodox Judaism |
Jewish leader | |
Predecessor | Eliyahu Meir Bloch |
Successor | Baruch Sorotzkin &Mordechai Gifter |
Position | Rosh Yeshiva |
Yeshiva | Telz Yeshiva |
Began | 1954 |
Ended | November 17, 1964 |
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