Shimon Sofer (Hungarian rabbi)

Rabbi
Shimon Sofer
TitleRabbi of Erlau
Personal
Born
Shimon Sofer

1850
Died12 June 1944 (aged 94)
ReligionJudaism
NationalityHungarian
Spouse
  • Esther Fried
  • Glikle Birnbaum
  • Malka Esther Spitzer
Children15
Parent(s)Rabbi Samuel Benjamin Sofer and Chava Leah Weiss
DenominationOrthodox Judaism
OccupationRabbi, rosh yeshiva
Jewish leader
SuccessorRabbi Moshe Sofer II
Began1881
Ended1944

Shimon Sofer (1850 – 2 June 1944)[1] was the rabbi of the Hungarian city of Eger (Erlau) and the progenitor of the Erlauer Hasidic dynasty. His grandson Yochanan Sofer was the Erlauer rebbe in Israel.

  1. ^ Shdeour, E. Harav Shimon Sofer of Erlau, Hy"d. Hamodia, 23 June 2011, p. C2.

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