Rabbi Avroham Joffen
אברהם ב"ר אשר צבי
Rosh Yeshiva, Bais Yosef NovardokDate of Death:
Sun. April 19, 1970 -
Nissan 14 5730
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Directions to Kever: Har HaMenuchos Cemetery - Jerusalem, Israel. Location: In the vicinity of Chelkas HaRabonim
Biographical Notes:
Photo Caption: Rabbi Avroham Yoffen, Credit: N/N
Photo Caption: Rabbi Avroham Yoffen, Credit: Listed on photo
Source: The Jewish News, March 8, 1946
Photo Caption: Rabbinic conference, more information is needed.
Bio Information:
Rav Yoffen was a son-in-law of Rav Yosef Yozel Horowitz, the Alter of Novardok, and served as the director of the Novardok Yeshiva network across Eastern Europe. He fled to the U.S. at the outbreak of World War II and opened a yeshiva in Borough Park. In 1962 he moved to Israel and founded a Kollel in Yerushalayim.
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