Rabbi Aryeh Tzvi Fromer

Years: 1884–1943

Primary city: Koziegłowy

Biography

Rabbi Rabbi Aryeh Tzvi Fromer was a posek and rosh yeshiva in pre-war Poland, known as the Kodzhaglover Rav. He authored the responsa collection Eretz Tzvi, a work by which he is also known. After serving in several communities, he was appointed to succeed Rabbi Meir Shapiro as rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Chachmei Lublin, a position he held until the yeshiva was closed by the Germans in 1939.

Works

  • Shu”t Eretz Tzvi
  • Siach HaSadeh
  • Meikavtze’el
  • Eretz Tzvi
  • Doreish Tov Le’amo

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