Dov Ber Abramowitz
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Dov Ber Abramowitz was an American
Orthodox
Rabbi
and author.
Born in Vabalninkas
, Lithuania
, he moved with his family to Jerusalem in 1870, at the age of ten. After being ordained by Rabbi Shmuel Salant
, he served as a district rabbi in Jerusalem. In 1894, he immigrated to the United States
. A few years later he was appinted as the chief dayyin of St. Louis. He was one of the founders of the Rabbi Isaac Elchonon Theological Seminary and the Aggudath Harabbinim. He formed the first branch of Mizrachi
in the United States in St. Louis and served as president of the American Mizrachi.
He died in Jerusalem, Israel
. His grandson was Abraham Leon Sachar.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Orthodox
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism , is the approach to Judaism which adheres to the traditional interpretation and application of the laws and ethics of the Torah as legislated in the Talmudic texts by the Sanhedrin and subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and...
Rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
and author.
Born in Vabalninkas
Vabalninkas
Vabalninkas is a city in the Biržai district municipality, Lithuania. It is located south of Biržai.-Notable residents:*Rabbi Elazar Shach, born and raised in Vabalninkas....
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, he moved with his family to Jerusalem in 1870, at the age of ten. After being ordained by Rabbi Shmuel Salant
Shmuel Salant
Shmuel Salant served as the Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem for almost 70years. He was a renowned Talmudist and Torah scholar.-Biography:...
, he served as a district rabbi in Jerusalem. In 1894, he immigrated to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. A few years later he was appinted as the chief dayyin of St. Louis. He was one of the founders of the Rabbi Isaac Elchonon Theological Seminary and the Aggudath Harabbinim. He formed the first branch of Mizrachi
Mizrachi (Religious Zionism)
The Mizrachi is the name of the religious Zionist organization founded in 1902 in Vilnius at a world conference of religious Zionists called by Rabbi Yitzchak Yaacov Reines. Bnei Akiva, which was founded in 1929, is the youth movement associated with Mizrachi...
in the United States in St. Louis and served as president of the American Mizrachi.
He died in Jerusalem, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. His grandson was Abraham Leon Sachar.