Rabbi Yosef Chaim Kagan
יוסף חים ב"ר אהרן הכהן
Rav, Kehillas Yaakov Anshei Drohitchin (KJBS), Chicago, IllinoisDate of Death:
Mon. June 21, 1971 -
Sivan 28 5731
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Photo Caption: Rav Yosef Chaim Kagan, Credit: Chicago Rabbonim
Photo Caption: Congregation Kehillas Yaakov as it stands today at 3757 E Douglas Blvd in Chicago, Credit: Google
Bio Information:
The Rav was born and studied in Radin under his grandfather the Chofetz Chaim. His mother Gittel was his eldest daughter. From Radin, he went on to study in Slabodka and later in Lukeshkes-Vilna under Rav Baruch Ber Lebowitz. The Rav’s only daughter Ethel married Rav Leib Yitzchok Tarshish, also listed on this website.
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ואגב, הוא היה בן בתו של החפץ חיים.
How confusing the Chofetz Chaim had both a son and a son-in-law with the same name.
Yes, but the Chofetz Chaim only officially took the last name “Kagan” at the end of his life. Reb Leib, his eldest son from his first marriage, took the last name “Poupko” (no relation to the Pittsburgh family) at some point, probably to get out of the draft.
http://toladot.blogspot.com/2011/01/blog-post_7693.html
R. Kagan’s seforim can be found at:
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/3017
and
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/40832
Rabbi Yosef Kagan was the SIL and succsessor of Rabbi Shmuel Shach, who also served the kehilas Yaakov Shul in Chicago, see here:
http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Drohichyn/dro388.html
Chofetz Chaim was the nephew of my late Great Great Great Aunt Feige Levine Kagan the sister of my Great Great Grandfather Szmuel Levine. Also Feige was married to Szmerl Kagan Justice Elena Kagan’s direct ancestor. The Levine”s were on my Maternal grandmother’s side by blood and my marriage on my Father’s maternal side. My great great Aunt Chaya Esther Greenspan married Szmerl Kagan’s son Nissen Kagan Cohen
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