Thursday, March 04, 2010

Who is this boy?



Edit: As Andy knew, it is Rabbi Elyashiv. If he was 8 as my source indicated, this means it was taken in 1918.

Here is, incidentally, the signature of a letter his father sent to my grandfather's father in 1924:

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15 comments:

  1. Reuven Chaim Klein3:02 PM, March 04, 2010

    Rav Shmuel Rozovsky?

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  2. andy5:20 PM, March 04, 2010

    He has a big birthday coming up.

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  3. S.7:14 PM, March 04, 2010

    True. Since this was not exactly igniting the world's curiosity, the answer is here. Now that the cat's out of the bag, I'll add a more recent photo. I think once you know, you can tell. Shkoyach Reb Chaim for at least playing the game, and thanks to Andy for not ending it too early.

    Strangely, he kind of looks like my grandfather at about that age; not just the post, certain features.

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  4. Yitzchok Kahn7:58 PM, March 04, 2010

    How/where did you find the picture?

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  5. Reuven Chaim Klein8:00 PM, March 04, 2010

    Interesting. It's been a few months since I've seen Rav Elyashiv up close and personal (I was there Shabbos Shuva in his shul). What's the source of the picture?

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  6. S.8:55 PM, March 04, 2010

    From an article someone sent me. Email me if you'd like a copy.

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  7. Anonymous10:50 PM, March 04, 2010

    http://www.bhol.co.il/ImageBank/orig_EA60543E39CA4861B4E3F7A287D763B0.jpg

    This looks very similar to this picture of Rav Eliyashov in this link.

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  8. הצעיר שלמה בן רפאל לבית שריקי ס"ט12:45 AM, March 05, 2010

    Ah, now I recognize him..

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  9. MDJ12:24 PM, March 05, 2010

    Andy,
    How in the world did you figure it out?

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  10. Anonymous12:30 PM, March 05, 2010

    No peyos? I'm shocked. Shocked.

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  11. andy1:51 PM, March 05, 2010

    mdj- I suspect that I received the same article as Fred. I just wanted to give a hint as no one had got it yet. I wonder who Fred's elte-zaide was.

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  12. Reuven Chaim Klein4:06 PM, March 05, 2010

    Fred, who was your great-grandfather that corresponded with the Leshem's son-in-law?

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  13. Reuven Chaim Klein4:12 PM, March 08, 2010

    עיין this blog post.

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  14. S.11:04 AM, March 16, 2010

    Sorry that I never answered. I want to keep my privacy, but I will say that the name most likely wouldn't ring a bell to all but experts in Yerushalayim history, unless I am myself so far from such an expert that I don't even appreciate my ancestor's "fame."

    Email me.

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  15. A. J. from Phoenix8:48 AM, June 23, 2010

    Nu! so what is your great grandfather's name and where did he live?
    I enjoy this blog.
    A.J. from Phoenix

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