Rabbi Ephraim Oshry | |
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Personal | |
Born | 1914 |
Died | September 28, 2003 | (aged 94–95)
Religion | Judaism |
Spouse | Freida Greensweig |
Children | 6 sons, 3 daughters |
Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
Alma mater | Slabodka Yeshiva |
Jewish leader | |
Successor | Rabbi Mendel Greenbaum[1] |
Position | Rabbi |
Synagogue | Beth Hamedrash Hagadol |
Yahrtzeit | 2nd Day Rosh Hashana |
Buried | Jerusalem |
Ephraim Oshry (1914–September 28, 2003), was an Orthodox rabbi, posek, and author of The Annihilation of Lithuanian Jewry. He was one of the few European rabbis to survive the Holocaust.