Mordechai Efraim Fischel Sofer-Zussman
Mordechai Efraim Fischel Sofer-Zussman (1867–1942) was a Hungarian rabbi who served as the chief rabbi of Budapest.
Sofer-Zussman's father was Benjamin Zev Wolf Sofer-Zussman, a rabbi in Budapest and the author of Chalifot Simlat Binyamin.[1] Modecai Sofer-Zussman married the daughter of Kopel Reich, Chief Rabbi of Budapest.[2]
After becoming a rabbi, Sofer-Zussman served in several communities before becoming the head of the Yere'im Community. In 1914, he was appointed chief rabbi of Hungary to succeed Kopel Reich..[2] Sofer-Zussman wrote a commentary on the Pentateuch called Ateret Paz, which was published in Jerusalem (1967).[2]
References[edit]
- ^ kedem-auctions.com Archived 24 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "www.virtualjudaica.com". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
Ujvári, Péter, ed. (1929). "Sussmann Wolf". Magyar Zsidó Lexikon (in Hungarian). Budapest. p. 813.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
 | This biographical article about a Hungarian rabbi is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |