Chaim Ozer Grodzinski

Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski (right),
together with Rabbi Shimon Shkop

Chaim Ozer Grodzinski ( Hebrew חיים עוזר גרוז'נסקי; * August 24, 1863 in Iwye , Belarus , Russian Empire ; † August 9, 1940 in Vilnius , Lithuania ) was a rabbi, Beth Din , Posek, and Talmud scholar in Vilnius in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During the 55 years that he served, he was recognized as one of the leading poskim in the world. He played an important role in protecting Lithuanian yeshivot during the "Communist Era" and saved yeshivot in Poland in 1939.

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Individual evidence

↑ Rabbi Aharon Sorasky. Glimpses of Greatness: Reb Chaim Ozer Is Klal Yisrael . Hamodia Features, July 22, 2010, p. C3.

personal data
SURNAME	Grodzinski, Chaim Ozer
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Rabbi, Beth Din, Posek and Talmudic scholar
DATE OF BIRTH	August 24, 1863
PLACE OF BIRTH	Iwye , Belarus
DATE OF DEATH	August 9, 1940
Place of death	Vilnius

[glimpses-1] Rabbi Aharon Sorasky. Glimpses of Greatness: Reb Chaim Ozer Is Klal Yisrael . Hamodia Features, July 22, 2010, p. C3.