Mind-Benders of Jewish History
The Chofetz Chaim was born before Morse's telegraph and died the year Hitler rose
The Chofetz Chaim was born in February 1838, six years before Samuel Morse sent his famous first telegraph message. He lived 95 years, long enough to pass away in September 1933 — the same year Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany.
How we know
Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan (the Chofetz Chaim) born February 6, 1838; died September 15, 1933, at age 95. Morse's first public message was May 24, 1844. Hitler was appointed Chancellor January 30, 1933.
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