Moshe Sofer (II), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Moshe Sofer (II)

rabbi

Date of Birth: 10-May-1885

Place of Birth: Eger, Heves County, Hungary

Date of Death: 12-Jun-1944

Profession: rabbi

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Moshe Sofer (II)

  • Moshe Sofer (II) (1885–1944) (German; Moses Schreiber) was a prominent Orthodox Jewish (Charedi) Rabbi in the early 20th century.
  • He was Dayan of Erlau, Hungary and author of a halachic responsa sefer named Yad Sofer.
  • He was the son of Rabbi Shimon Sofer (II) (Hisorerus Tshuva), grandson of Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer (Ksav Sofer) and great-grandson of Rabbi Moshe Sofer (Chasam Sofer).
  • He was the father of Rabbi Yochanan Sofer, current rebbe of Erlau. He perished at Auschwitz during the Holocaust.

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