Rabbi Yochanan Sofer | |
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Title | Erlau Rebbe |
Personal | |
Born | January 1, 1923 Eger, Hungary |
Died | February 22, 2016 Israel | (aged 93)
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | Israeli, Hungarian |
Spouse | Miriam Pall |
Children | Moshe Yaakov Avraham Shmuel Binyomin Shimon Akiva Menachem Zalman Yeshaya Dovid Aharon |
Parent(s) | Rabbi Moshe Sofer Tushena Schoenfeld[1] |
Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
Jewish leader | |
Predecessor | Rabbi Moshe Sofer (II) |
Yeshiva | Ohel Shimon-Erlau |
Began | 1945 |
Ended | 2016 |
Other | Presiding member of Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah |
Buried | Mount of Olives |
Residence | Katamon, Israel |
Dynasty | Erlau / Chassam Sofer |
Yochanan Sofer (January 1, 1923 – February 22, 2016)[1][2][3] was the rebbe of the Erlau dynasty. He was born in Eger, Hungary, where his father and grandfather were also rebbes. After surviving the Holocaust, he founded a yeshiva, first in Hungary and then a few years later in Jerusalem.