Solomon Eger

Rabbi Solomon Eger
Personal
Born1785 (1785)[1] or 1786 (1786)[2]
(5546 Anno Mundi)
Leszno, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(modern-day Poland)
Died22 December 1852(1852-12-22) (aged 65–66)[1]
(11 Tevet 5613 Anno Mundi)
Posen, Kingdom of Prussia
(modern-day Poznań, Poland)
ReligionJudaism
ChildrenYehuda Leib Eiger
Parents
DenominationHaredi Orthodox Judaism
OccupationRabbi
BuriedPosen
ResidenceWarsaw, Kalisz, Posen

Rabbi Solomon Eger (also spelled as Solomon Eiger) (1785 or 1786 – 22 December 1852) was an influential rabbi and successor of his father as the rabbi of Posen, then in Germany (now Poland).

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  2. ^ Posner, Akiva (2007). "Eger, Solomon ben Akiva". In Skolnik, Fred; Berenbaum, Michael (eds.). Encyclopaedia Judaica. Vol. 6 (2 ed.). Farmington Hills: Thomson Gale. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-02-865934-3.
  3. ^ "Glueckchen Margalies". Geni.com. 1763. Retrieved 30 April 2020.