Avraham Duber Kahana Shapiro

Shapiro during a visit to the United States of America

Avraham Dov-Ber Kahana Shapiro (1870 – February 27, 1943) was the last Chief Rabbi of Kovno (Kaunas, Lithuania) and the author of Devar Avraham, a three-volume collection of responsa (answers to questions of religious practice).[1]

  1. ^ Green, David B. (27 February 2015). "This Day in Jewish History / The prodigy from Kobryn dies with his flock". Haaretz.