Event · Death
Death of Rabbi Shapira
Rabbi Shapira died during the siege of Jerusalem in the War of Independence.
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... בעצם ימי מלחמת הקוממיות בשעת המצור על ירושלים נפטר הרב שפירא (ביום ח' בתמוז
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