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Something wrong?Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz, also known as the Chazon Ish after a book he wrote, was a Belarusian-born Orthodox rabbi who became one of the leaders of Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Judaism in Israel, where he moved in 1933.
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Kosava, 1930
Karelitz in his youth
The dairy cooperative of Kvedarna (1938)
Title page of the book "Chazon Ish", first edition, Vilna 1911
The great Beit Midrash in Stoybtz during the Chazon Ish’s stay in the town
The Chazon Ish around the time of his arrival in Vilna, circa 1920
Interior of the Great Synagogue of Vilna, around 1920Family
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Country
Israel
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1878 to 1953 · aged 74
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