Elchonon Wasserman

Rabbi Elchonon Wasserman
אלחנן וסרמן
Rosh yeshiva, Yeshiva Ohel Torah-Baranovich
Born
Elchonon Bunim Wasserman

1874
Biržai, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire
Died6 July 1941(1941-07-06) (aged 66–67)
Seventh Fort, Kaunas, Lithuania
EducationTelshe yeshiva
OccupationRabbi
SpouseMichla (née Atlas) Wasserman
ChildrenSimcha, Naftoli, David

Rabbi Elchonon Bunim Wasserman (Hebrew: אלחנן בונים וסרמן; Lithuanian: Elchononas Vasermanas; 1874 – 6 July 1941) was a prominent rabbi and rosh yeshiva (dean) in prewar Europe. He was one of the closest students of Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan (the Chofetz Chaim) and a noted Talmid Chacham. In the interwar period, he served as rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Ohel Torah-Baranovich. He was murdered during the Holocaust.

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