Pressburg Yeshiva (Austria-Hungary)
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Pressburg Yeshiva, established in 1807 in the city of Pressburg, Austrian Empire
(today Bratislava
, Slovakia
) by Rabbi Moses Sofer
(known as the Chasam Sofer), was the largest and most influential yeshiva in Central Europe. This yeshiva produced hundreds of future leaders of Austro-Hungarian Jewry
.
Upon Moses Sofer's death on October 3, 1839, his son, Rabbi Samuel Benjamin Sofer
(known as the Ksav Sofer) succeeded him as rosh yeshiva
. Upon the latter's death on December 31, 1871, his son, Rabbi Simcha Bunim Sofer (known as the Shevet Sofer) assumed both the positions of Rav of Pressburg
and rosh yeshiva of the Pressburg Yeshiva.
The Pressburg Yeshiva relocated to Jerusalem, Israel
after World War II under the leadership of Moses Sofer's great-grandson (the son of the Shevet Sofer), Rabbi Akiva Sofer (known as the Daas Sofer).
Austrian Empire
The Austrian Empire was a modern era successor empire, which was centered on what is today's Austria and which officially lasted from 1804 to 1867. It was followed by the Empire of Austria-Hungary, whose proclamation was a diplomatic move that elevated Hungary's status within the Austrian Empire...
(today Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
) by Rabbi Moses Sofer
Moses Sofer
Moses Schreiber, known to his own community and Jewish posterity as Moshe Sofer, also known by his main work Chasam Sofer, , , was one of the leading Orthodox rabbis of European Jewry in the first half of the nineteenth century...
(known as the Chasam Sofer), was the largest and most influential yeshiva in Central Europe. This yeshiva produced hundreds of future leaders of Austro-Hungarian Jewry
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
.
Upon Moses Sofer's death on October 3, 1839, his son, Rabbi Samuel Benjamin Sofer
Samuel Benjamin Sofer
Avraham Shmuel Binyomin Sofer, , also known by his main work Ksav Sofer , , was one of the leading rabbis of Hungarian Jewry in the second half of the nineteenth century and rosh yeshiva of the famed Pressburg Yeshiva.-Early years:Shmuel Binyomin Sofer was born in Pressburg on March 13, 1815...
(known as the Ksav Sofer) succeeded him as rosh yeshiva
Rosh yeshiva
Rosh yeshiva, , , is the title given to the dean of a Talmudical academy . It is made up of the Hebrew words rosh — meaning head, and yeshiva — a school of religious Jewish education...
. Upon the latter's death on December 31, 1871, his son, Rabbi Simcha Bunim Sofer (known as the Shevet Sofer) assumed both the positions of Rav of Pressburg
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
and rosh yeshiva of the Pressburg Yeshiva.
The Pressburg Yeshiva relocated to Jerusalem, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
after World War II under the leadership of Moses Sofer's great-grandson (the son of the Shevet Sofer), Rabbi Akiva Sofer (known as the Daas Sofer).
See also
- Pressburg Yeshiva (Jerusalem)Pressburg Yeshiva (Jerusalem)Pressburg Yeshiva of Jerusalem is a leading yeshiva located in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel. It was founded in 1950 by Rabbi Akiva Sofer , a great-grandson of Rabbi Moses Sofer , who established the original Pressburg Yeshiva in the Austrian-Hungarian Empire in 1807...