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Death of Simcha Rapoport
Simcha Rapoport died in Shvarshin in 1718 while traveling.
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... אחרי מותו נבחר הרב מלובלין, ר׳ שמחה ב״ר
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בשברשין בז׳ אב תע״ח (1718).Connected nodes