Rabbi Yosef Nechemiah Kornitzer

1880 CE–1933 CE · Acharonim · Krakow (Cracow)

Rabbi Yosef Nechemiah Kornitzer served as the last prewar chief rabbi of Kraków from 1925 until his death. A graduate of the Pressburg Yeshiva, he represented the Agudat Israel movement in the Polish parliament. His lineage traced back through Rabbi Akiva Kornitzer and Rabbi Eliyahu Kornitzer to a daughter of the Chasam Sofer.

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Stop 1 of 31890–1900Studied

Pressburg (Bratislava)פרשבורגSlovakia/Hungary

What they did here

Studied at the Pressburg Yeshiva, the major yeshiva founded and led by Rabbi Moshe Sofer (Chasam Sofer), which attracted students from many countries.

About Pressburg (Bratislava)

Where the Chatam Sofer led the major Hungarian yeshiva (1806-1839) and defined the Hungarian-Charedi anti-Reform position.

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Works(2)

Shu"t VeChiddushei R' Yosef Nechemiah

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Drashos R' Yosef Nechemiah

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