Aharon Kotler

American rabbi; founder of Beth Medrash Govoha
Person human Q2920505

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
1891, February 18, 1892[2][7]
Date of death
November 29, 1962
Place of birth
Svislač
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
rabbi, educator
Employer
Slutzker Yeshiva[12]
Position held
rosh yeshiva[11]
Religion or worldview
Judaism[19]
Affiliation
Lithuanian Jews
Family name
Kotler[21]
Given name
Aharon[22]
Name in native language
אהרן קאטלער
Place of burial
Har HaMenuchot[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Aaron Kotler en Aharon Kotler he אהרון קוטלר he אהרן קוטלר he קוטלר, הגר״א, ja アハロン・コトラー
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VIAF cluster ID
45778559
Library of Congress authority ID
n86035245
American National Biography ID
0801812
FAST ID
182805
Freebase ID
/m/01p497
IxTheo authority ID
81932258X
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
1067878130
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000223112
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007300330105171
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Open Library ID
OL1097972A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100043609
SNAC ARK ID
w64j129t
WikiTree person ID
Kotler-24
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbCHvYvcGxvXWYVW4MVmd

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Summary

Aharon Kotler was born in Svislač[1]. He was born in 1891[2]. He died in New York City[3]. He died on November 29, 1962[4]. He worked as a rabbi[5] and educator[6].

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Career and Affiliations

Notable students include Mordechai Elefant[13], a rabbi[24], 1930–2009[25], of Israel[26]; Shmuel Kamenetsky[14], a rabbi[27], b. 1924[28], of United States[29]; Shlomo Carlebach[15], a rabbi[30], 1925–1994[31], of Germany[32]; Yehoshua Yoggel[16], 1916–2006[33], of Israel[34]; ישראל בורגנסקי[17], an educator[35], 1914–2005[36], of Israel[37], specialised in Jewish studies[38]; and Efrayim Zoribin[18].

FAQs

Where was Aharon Kotler born?

Born in Svislač[1].

Where did Aharon Kotler die?

Aharon Kotler passed away in New York City[3].

What did Aharon Kotler do for work?

Aharon Kotler worked as rabbi[5] and educator[6].

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  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [7] ↑ . American National Biography Online. wikidata.org.
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  15. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4w ago · Ciepiersia · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'be_x_old', 'ca', 'commons', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'he', 'id', 'yi']
    Employer → Slutzker Yeshiva
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  2. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Affiliation → Lithuanian Jews
    Student → Mordechai Elefant, Shmuel Kamenetsky, Shlomo Carlebach +8
    Place of birth → Svislač
    Child → Shneur Kotler
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