Yisrael Ephraim Fischel Sofer
Yisrael Ephraim Fischel Sofer (also known as the Afsei Eretz) (1822–1898) was a Hungarian rabbi, community leader, and author.[1][2] He was the Chief Rabbi of the town of Hajdúnánás (sometimes referred to as "Nanash"), in northeast Hungary.[1]
Biography[edit]
Yisrael Ephraim Fischel Sofer was the son of Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Sofer of Sárospatak, a descendant of Saul Wahl Katzenellenbogen.[2] Sofer was the author of a commentary on the Torah (the Pentateuch) entitled Afsei Eretz,[1][2] which enjoyed wide popularity.[3] Sofer's Afsei Eretz, was published in Mukachevo (Munkatch) in 1880 and reprinted in Brooklyn in 1976.[2]
Sofer's son, Rabbi Shalom Sofer (1855–1929) was the Chief Rabbi in Berezne, Ukraine.[2]
Yisrael Ephraim Fischel Sofer died in 1898, and his son-in-law, Rabbi Ben-Zion Halpert (died 1918) succeeded him as Chief Rabbi in Hajdúnánás.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jacobson, Judie (23 February 2006). "Jewish Geography: The Celebrity Edition". Jewish Ledger.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Rosenstein, Neil (1990). The Unbroken Chain: Biographical Sketches and the Genealogy of Illustrious Jewish Families from the 15th-20th Century. CIS Publishers. ISBN 978-0-9610578-4-8. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Porath, Moshe; Kohn, Moshe (1991). The Triumph of Faith: In the Mauthausen Death March. Eliner Library, Dept. for Torah Education & Culture in the Diaspora of the World Zionist Organization. p. 68. Search this book on
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