Simcha Wasserman
Rabbi Simcha Wasserman | |
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שמחה וסרמן | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Elazar Simcha Wasserman 1899 |
| Died | October 29, 1992 (aged 92–93) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Spouse | Feiga Rachel Abowitz |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
| Position | Rosh yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon (Los Angeles) |
| Other | Rosh yeshiva, Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon (Jerusalem) |
Elazar Simcha Wasserman (Hebrew: אלעזר שמחה וסרמן; 1898 - October 29, 1992) was an Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva. Born in the Russian Empire, he was sent before World War II to the United States by his father, Rabbi Elchonon Wasserman, to improve the level of Jewish education there. He established yeshivas in the United States and Israel. He was described as "a pioneer educator".