Biography Meir Shapiro
1 biography
1.1 years
1.2 galina
1.3 sanok
1.4 petrakov
1.5 lublin
biography
early years
shapiro s mentor, rebbe of chortkov
yehuda meir shapiro born in city of suczawa (shatz), bucovina, austrian-hungarian empire, in romania, in 1887. descendant of rabbi pinchas shapiro of korets, 1 of students of baal shem tov, , maternal side, of rabbi joseph ben isaac bekhor shor, french tosafist. after cheder, shapiro began study grandfather, baal minchas shai (rabbi shmuel yitzhak schor). of teachers rabbi shulem moshkovitz (popularly known shotzer rebbe. known kabbalist).
shapiro began reputation, , became known illui of shatz. age, known outstanding leader , gifted speaker. ordained many great scholars, including maharsham. grandfather introduced him chortkover rebbe, , began passion hasidism, , beginning of relationship chortkover rebbe.
galina
his first rabbinical posting came in 1911 when appointed rav of galina. spent ten years in city, during time established yeshiva called bnei torah. construction commenced in 1920. yeshiva held talmud torah, place train rabbis, , kitchen feed orphaned children. ran @ budget of on half million marks. yeshiva served prototype later become chachmei lublin.
sanok
after leaving galina, shapiro began serving rav of sanok in 1920.
petrakov
in 1924, rabbi meir accepted third rabbinical position in petrakov/piotrkow.
lublin
on 14 june 1931, appointed rav of lublin in old synagogue of maharshal.
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