Eliyahu's branches: the descendants of the Vilna Gaon (of blessed and saintly memory) and his family
Collection:
Sklaidos publikacijos / Dissemination publications
Document Type:
Knyga / Book
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Eliyahu's branches: the descendants of the Vilna Gaon (of blessed and saintly memory) and his family
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Publication Data:
Teaneck, NJ : Avotaynu, 1997.
Pages:
xvii, 685 p
Notes:
Bibliografija ir asmenvardžių rodyklė.
Contents:
Foreword. The Heritage of the Gaon of Vilna and His Influence on History / Arye Morgenstern — Dvar Torah: Torah and Genealogy — Acknowledgments — Chapter 1.: Introduction; Oral Tradition and Documented Sources;History of Research of the Family of the Gaon of Vilna; Highlights of New Information Discovered; Research Difficulties; Number of Descendants of the Gaon of Vilna; Sources for Research of the Gaon of Vilna’s Genealogy; Prenumeranten; Ancestry of the Gaon of Vilna; Wives of the Gaon of Vilna; Children of the Gaon of Vilna; Birth Order of the Sons of the Vilna Gaon; Erroneous Claims of Relationships to the Gaon of Vilna; Presumed Relatives; Family Chronology — Chapter 2: Rabbi Eliyahu, the Gaon of Vilna: His Life and Times; Life of Rabbi Eliyahu, the Gaon of Vilna; Dispute Between the Khassidim and Misnagdim; Eternal Influence of the Gaon; Conclusion — Chapter 3: Oral Traditions: Examples of Research; Komesaroff (Komisaruk); Horowitz (Gurewitz); Chinitz; Friedlander; Orphaned Granddaughters of the Gaon of Vilna; Bardin, Lipshitz, Grad, Olkenitsky: Bardin; Lipshitz; Grad; Olkenitsky (Komisar, Helman, Bamberger); Bloch; Donchin (Don Yechia); Menkin; Sister of the Gaon of Vilna: Families Volpa, Epstein, Finfer — Chapter 4: How to Read and Understand the Family Tree; Names; Identification Numbers; Transliteration from Hebrew and Russian; Titles; Biographical Information; Dates; Source Citations; Cousin Marriages — Chapter 5: Family Tree of the Descendants of Rabbi Eliyahu, the Gaon of Vilna, and His Family; Notes — Chapter 6: Unconfirmed Connections — Appendix: Town Names Used in This Book — Glossary — Bibliography — Index to Persons on the Family Tree.
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Summary / Abstract:
LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Vilniaus Gaonas; Elijas Ben Saliamonas Zalmanas; Žydai; Vilnius; Personalijos; Vilnius Gaon; Elijah ben Solomon; Jews; Vilnius; Personalities.
ISBN:
1886223068
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