Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman
Lithuanian politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman (Hebrew: יוסף שלמה כהנמן; Yiddish: יוסף שלמה כהנעמאן; Lithuanian: Josifas Šleimė Kahanemanas, known also as Ponevezher Rav), was an Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Ponevezh Yeshiva. He was a renowned Torah and Talmudic scholar, a distinguished member of the Council of Torah Sages of Agudath Israel.
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יוסף שלמה כהנמן | |
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Born | (1886-05-13)May 13, 1886 |
Died | September 3, 1969(1969-09-03) (aged 83) |
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | Lithuanian, Israeli |
Children | Avraham Kahaneman |
Alma mater | Telshe yeshiva, Novardok yeshiva, Raduń Yeshiva |
Position | rosh yeshiva |
Yeshiva | Ponevezh Yeshiva |
Position | leader |
Organisation | Agudat Yisrael |
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