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Rebbe Efraim Milikowski
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From: Rob Milikowski <robertm@xs4all.nl> ...my grandfather was Rebbe Efraim Milikowski... translation from the origial published in Ha'moed Magazine of The Hague, The Netherlands on the occasion of his 70th birthday in april 1870. As you will see there are different families mentioned in the article. The Vilner Rauw Sjaloumo Hakkouheim I looked in different libraries to find more information but did not From Haámoed Magazine of The Hague, The Netherlands on the occasion of his 70th birthday Rebbe Efraim MilikowskiRebbe Efraim Milikowski, who is a modest man has reached theage of 70 today. To mst readers he will just be known as “the soufeir”. They wil probably be interested to learn the following particulars.Mr Milikowski was bor in Krewe (prov. Wilna). Later he has lived in Wilna. He descends from an important Talmudist family, from which the well-known family of Katzenwellenbogen also descends. He is a great grandson of thegreat Gaon R. Eliezer from Saschkowitz. Ome of the principalauthorities of the time. He is also closely related to the Strachuns, who have produced well-known commentaries on the Talmud.He has studied at the Jeshiwous in Osmana and Wilna and he has continued his studies in Iljeh Subsequently he has trained to become a soufeir in Wilna.Early in 193 he came to the Netherlands. On a special recommandation of the Vilner Rauw Sjaloumo Hakkouheim he was that same year appointed soufeir under O.R. Berenstein z.g.. Im 1903 he was appointed by dr T. Lewenstein at the Kasjroeth and pensioned of in 1930. He still works as a soufeir. Rebbe Milikowski the author )signed as ll’ knows, would not his merits sung too loudly. Still, they have not been unnoticed., on the occasion of his 70th birthday, the Upperrabinate has honoured him with the title of Chouweir. |
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