Yehoshua Leib Diskin

male, deceased (1898)
Haredi rabbi in Europe, Nodah bi-Yehudah, polish, Brest, Belarus, Chief rabbi, rabbi…Brisk
Rabbi Yehoshua Leib Diskin, also known as the Maharil Diskin, was an important Talmudist and Biblical Commentator, best known for being the Rabbi...
Yitzchak Zev Soloveitchik

Yitzchak Zev Soloveitchik

male, deceased (1959)
'ev, abbi, yiddish, itzchak, Brisker Rov, yeshiva…Brisk Yeshiva, Brisk yeshivas, Brisk
Rabbi Yitzchak Zev Soloveitchik, also known as Velvel Soloveitchik or as the Brisker Rov, (1886-1959), was a son of Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik of...

Binyomin Paler

male, deceased (2000)
rabbi, vilna, World War II, torah, talmud, American…Brisk, Brisk yeshivas and methods
Rabbi Binyomin Paler (1908-August 6, 2000) was a Haredi rosh yeshiva and Talmudist who is regarded as one of those who brought the Brisk yeshivas...
Moshe Soloveichik

Moshe Soloveichik

male, deceased (1941)
Khislavichi, beis halevi, Yeshiva University rosh yeshivas, Raseiniai, American, Ahron Soloveichik…Brisk
Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik, son of the renowned Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik and grandson of the Beis HaLevi - Rabbi Yosef Baer Soloveitchik, was the...
Refael Shapiro

Refael Shapiro

male, deceased (1921)
rabbi, Netziv, Jewish person, Chief rabbi, Rosh yeshivas, Rosh Yeshiva…Brisk
Rabbi Refael Shapiro (1837-1921) was the famed Rosh Yeshiva of the Volozhin yeshiva and a son-in-law of Rabbi Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin (the...
Yehezkel Abramsky

Yehezkel Abramsky

male, deceased (1976)
London Beth Din, dayan, Brisk yeshivas, mir, yeshiva, Orthodox rabbi…Brisk
Dayan Yehezkel Abramsky, known affectionately as Reb Chatzkel Abramsky, was one of the most eminent Orthodox rabbis of the 20th century who headed...

Kalonymus Haberkasten

male
Rosh Yeshiva, Early Acharonim, kabbalah, kabbalist, talmud, lviv…Brisk
Kalonymus Haberkasten was a rabbi and Talmudist in sixteenth century Poland. He was rosh yeshiva in Lemberg, and was later the first rabbi of the...
Simon Gosling

Simon Gosling

male, 40 years old
Chips Ahoy, Quaker Oats, Brisk, Terry Pratchett's Hogfather, bafta, stop-frame animation
Simon "Goose" Gosling (born April 9 1969) is British designer and builder of special effects models. He is best known for his work on commercials...

Leib Gurwicz

male, deceased (1982)
Rosh yeshivas, Haredi rabbi in Europe, Orthodox Judaism, talmud, Orthodox rabbi, the holocaust…Brisk yeshivas, Brisk
Rabbi Aryeh Ze'ev (Leib) Gurwicz (1906-1982) was an influential Orthodox Rabbi and Talmudic scholar. He was the son-in-law of Rabbi Elyah Lopian...
Haika Grossman

Haika Grossman

female, deceased (1996)
Former Member of the Knesset, ghetto, vilna, World War II, Israeli, socialist…Brisk
Haika Grossman (born 20 November 1919, died 26 May 1996) was an Israeli politician and member of Knesset. In her youth, she was a Zionist leader in...