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Death of Naphtali Haritz
Naphtali Haritz is associated with a death date in 1582.
Death of Jacob ben Eliezer Kiknish
Jacob ben Eliezer Kiknish died in 1631.
Death of David of Lida
David of Lida died in Lviv on 17 Cheshvan 5457; the Gregorian date is uncertain.
Tzvi studied in Salonika
Tzvi traveled to Salonika to learn Sephardic scholarly methods and served Eliyahu Kobo.
Death of Simha Rapoport
Simha Rapoport became ill and died while traveling in Sbrzhishyn in 1718.
Yaakov Meshulam Ornstein becomes Lviv rabbinical court head
Yaakov Meshulam Ornstein became Lviv’s rabbinical court head in 1805.
Poisoning of Rabbi Abraham Cohen and his children
Rabbi Abraham Cohen, his daughter, and his son were poisoned on September 6, 1848; the passage does not explicitly establish murder or death.
Abraham Cohen approved as chief rabbi of Lviv
Authorities approved Abraham Cohen as chief rabbi of Lviv.
Gutman work anniversary celebration
A celebration of Rabbi Dr. Gutman’s twenty-fifth work anniversary took place during Shavuot 1925 at the Hekhal.
Wasser work anniversary celebration
The Hekhal held anniversary celebrations for Dr. Yehoshua Wasser in 1934 and 1936, marking 20 years of his work and his seventieth birthday.
Establishment of Wolf Shaynbloom's Study House
Wolf Shaynbloom established his study house in Sixtuska after leading the kloyz.
Founding of Hadashim synagogue
Yaakov Glantzer founded the Hadashim synagogue in 1856.
Lviv Boycott Council founded
Hanokh Ashkenazi initiated a council opposing the black market after the war and pogroms.
Baruch Shor’s birth in Lviv
Baruch Shor was born in Lviv; the quoted passage does not establish the year 1823.
Cantor’s arrival in Canada
An unidentified Lviv cantor reached Canada in 1938 after studying in Vienna.
Cantor appointed in Montreal
An unidentified cantor was accepted as cantor at Young Israel Synagogue in Montreal.
Feizushim served at Heichal
Feizushim served as a choir conductor at Heichal from 1920 to 1924.
Permanent acquisition of the torture tower
Isaac son of Nahman leased the torture tower permanently, against a one-time payment and annual rent.
Order to expel Jews from Christian quarters
King Augustus III issued an order expelling Jews from Christian quarters.
Joseph Lowenherz's 1848 Polish revolutionary activity
Joseph Lowenherz acted with Polish revolutionaries in 1848.
Joseph Lowenherz's participation in the 1863 Polish uprising
Joseph Lowenherz participated in the Polish uprising of 1863.
Management of his father’s bank
The subject managed his father’s bank from 1875 and expanded its business.
Franz Joseph Visits Lviv
Emperor Franz Joseph visited Lviv in 1892.
Aaron Cohen requested permission to establish a Hebrew press
Aaron Cohen requested permission in 1815 to establish a Hebrew printing press in Lviv; he later received a license but did not establish the press.
Aaron Cohen received authorization for a Hebrew press
Vienna authorities authorized Aaron Cohen to establish a Hebrew press in Lviv in 1816, but he did not use the license or establish the press.
Joseph Schneider’s printing press founded
Joseph Schneider founded a printing press in 1844 with assistance from Issachar Baer.
Levin’s historical research in Lviv
Levin conducted initial research on Jewish history in Lviv from 1902 to 1906.
Death of Jacob Bachur
Jacob Bachur’s epitaph records that he was buried on 22 Elul.
Murder of Yitzhak son of Shmuel
Yitzhak son of Shmuel was reportedly murdered in Lviv on 8 Iyar 5424.
Death of Mordecai Hakohen
Mordecai Hakohen gave his life for sanctification of God’s name.
Deaths outside Lviv during the month of Iyar
Azriel Avigdor and Shimon Meir are explicitly described as killed by ruffians in Lviv outside the city on 18 Iyar 5424; the supplied excerpt does not support all listed victims or a single combined event.
Murder of David son of Isaac Nahmish
David son of Isaac Nahmish was murdered outside Lviv on 8 Iyar 5424.
Murder of Chaim
Chaim, aged fifteen, was murdered by assailants.
Death of Levi the Physician
Levi the Physician died on the first day of Passover in 1503.
Murders at Brygidky Prison
Approximately 2,000 Jews were reportedly killed at Brygidky Prison, while about 80 survived.
Anti-Jewish violence in Lviv
An official report described Ukrainian actions and mass shootings of Jews after the Soviet withdrawal.