Rav Aryeh Leib HaCohen Heller, author of Ketzos Hachoshen, Avnei Miluim, and Shev Shmaatsa (1813)
Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer, the Kesav Sofer (1815-1872). Born and died in Pressburg, Hungary, oldest son of the Chasam Sofer and grandson of Rav Akiva Eiger via his mother, Rebetzen Sorel. After his father’s death in 1839, the Ksav Sofer succeeded him as Rav and Rosh Yeshiva in Pressburg, at the unusually young age of 24. He served Pressburg for 33 years, the exact number of years his father had served before him.
Rav Menachem Mendel Zaks, son-in-law of the Chafetz Chaim
Today in History – 19 Teves
· The Catholic Church in Recife, Brazil closed the two existing shuls , 1638.
· A new German constitution gives German Jews full legal equality, 1871.
· Israelcaptures Karine-A, a ship laden with 50 tons of weapons from Iranbound for the Palestinian Authority, 2002.
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Today is also the Yarhtzeit of the Gaon Rav Yisroel Avrohom Abba Krieger, who was a Rav in Europe, a talmid of Rav Yehoshua Leib Diskin and Rav Meir Simcha, and later in life was a Rav in Boston. More information about him can be found on the Kevarim website.
https://kevarim.com/rabbi-yisroel-avorham-abba-krieger/#more-6076
Menachem Mendle YOSEF Zaks
I remember him giving me an entrance Bechina for entrance into Yeshiva University ( 1963 )