Person · scholar and preacher
Naftali Hirz Sokhistav
נפתלי הירץ סוחיסטאב
A Torah scholar, preacher, cemetery inscription copyist, and author of historical research.
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נפתלי הירץ סוחיסטאב, הידוע בשם "המגיד השחור".
בנערותו למד תורה מפי למדנים גדולים ונעשה עילוי׳
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Naftali Hirz Sokhistav → Study house on Boyimov Street
הי ה דרש ן ומגי ד בבית־המדר ש ברחו ב בואימוב
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- preacher