Yehoshua Leib Diskin
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Grodno |
| Belarus | |
| Date of died | January 22,1898 |
| Died | Jerusalem |
| Israel | |
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| ID | 715169 |
Yehoshua Leib Diskin Life story
Yehoshua Yehuda Leib Diskin, also known as the Maharil Diskin, was a leading rabbi, Talmudist and Biblical commentator. He served as a rabbi in Łomża, Mezritch, Kovno, Shklov, Brisk and finally Jerusalem, after moving to Eretz Yisrael in 1878. He opened what today is known as the Diskin Orphan Home in 1881.
