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Yitzchak Zev Soloveitchik



Rabbi Yitzchak Zev Soloveitchik (Hebrew: יצחק זאב סולובייצ'יק) ( "Velvel Soloveitchik", 1886-1959) also referred to as the Brisker Rav, was a son of Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik of Brest, Belarus (known amongst the Jews of the area as "Brisk"). He is also commonly known as the GRYZ, an acronym for Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Zev ("genius rabbi Isaac Wolf").



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