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1. Volozhin: Russian town in the government of Wilna; at the present time (1905) it belongs to Prince Tishkewitz. As in most other Lithuanian towns, the Jews constitute the greater part of the population. Jews settled there about the middle of the ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
2. Yitzhak of Volozhin: Yitzhak of Volozhin (also known as Rabbi Yitzhak ben Chaim of Volozhin, Rabbi Itsele Volozhiner, and HagRIts; 1780 – 16 June 1849) was a rosh yeshiva of the Volozhin Yeshiva. Yitzhak was born in 1780 in Volozhin, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth to ... (Belarusian Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva) [57%] 2023-11-23 [1780 births] [1849 deaths]...
3. Chaim of Volozhin: Chaim of Volozhin (also known as Chaim ben Yitzchok of Volozhin or Chaim Ickovits; January 21, 1749 – June 14, 1821) was a rabbi, Talmudist, and ethicist. Popularly known as "Reb Chaim Volozhiner" or simply as "Reb Chaim", he was born ... (Belarusian Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist and ethicist) [57%] 2023-11-23 [1749 births] [1821 deaths]...
4. Isaac Ben Ḥayyim Of Volozhin: Russian Talmudist; born at Volozhin, government of Wilna; died at Ivenitz, government of Minsk, June 16, 1849. Isaac was a distinguished Talmudist, owing to which fact he succeeded his father as headof the yeshibah of Volozhin. In 1844 he was ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [44%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
5. Ḥayyim Ben Isaac Of Volozhin (Ḥayyim Volozhiner): Russian rabbi and educator; born at Volozhin, government of Wilna, Jan., 1749; died there June 14, 1821. Both he and his elder brother Simḥah (d. (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [37%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]