Eliyahu Meir Bloch
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Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Bloch (October 23, 1894 – January 22, 1955), often referred to as Rav Elya Meir Bloch, was a leading Orthodox Jewish rabbi in the United States in the years after World War II. He founded the Telshe Yeshiva[1] in Cleveland, Ohio together with Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Katz, and served as its first rosh yeshiva.
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Born | 1894 |
Died | January 22, 1955 Cleveland, Ohio, US |
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Rivka Bloch née Kaplan |
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Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
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Predecessor | Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Bloch |
Successor | Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Katz |
Position | Rosh yeshiva |
Yeshiva | Telshe Yeshiva |
Buried | January 23, 1955 Mount Olive Cemetery, Solon, Ohio |
Residence | Cleveland, Ohio |
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