Mir yeshiva (or Mirrer yeshiva) (Hebrew: ישיבת מיר), commonly known as "the Mir", is the name of two major Haredi yeshivas, one in Jerusalem, Israel, and the other, in Brooklyn, New York. The two institutions, which currently operate independently of each other, both have thousands of male Jewish students enrolled, studying Torah, Talmud and rabbinical literature, . Hebrew (עִבְרִית, ‘Ivrit) is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Jewish communities around the world. ... Haredi or Charedi Judaism, often referred to as Ultra-Orthodox Judaism, is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. ... Yeshiva or yeshivah (Hebrew: ישיבה pl. ... Jerusalem (Hebrew: Yerushalayim; Arabic: al-Quds; Greek Ιεροσόλυμα; Latin: Modern Times-Hierosolyma, Under the Roman Empire: Aelia Capitolina) is an ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea at an elevation of 650-840 metres (about 2000-2500 feet). ... A map of New York City, highlighting Brooklyn. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... This article describes some ethnic, historic, and cultural aspects of the Jewish identity; for a consideration of the Jewish religion, refer to the article Judaism. ... Torah study is the study by Jews of the Torah, Tanakh, Talmud, responsa, rabbinic literature and similar works, all of which are Judaisms religious texts, for the purpose of the mitzvah (commandment) of Torah study itself, meaning study for religious (as opposed to academic) purposes. ... Tractate Brachos, folio 2a The Talmud (תלמוד) is a record of rabbinic discussions of Jewish law, ethics, customs, and stories, which are authoritative in Jewish tradition. ... Rabbinic literature, in the broadest sense, can mean the entire spectrum of Judaisms rabbinic writing/s throughout history. ...

The early days

The original Mirrer yeshiva was founded in 1815, in Mir, Belarus, and remained in operation there until 1914. With the outbreak of World War I, the yeshiva moved to Poltava, Ukraine, under the leadership of Rabbi Eliezer Yehudah Finkel, son of the legendary Rabbi Nosson Zvi Finkel (the Alter of Slobodka), and son-in-law of Rabbi Elya Boruch Kamai, his renowned predecessor. In 1921, the yeshiva moved back to its original facilities in Mir, where it remained until Nazi Germany invaded Poland in 1939 (see Polish September Campaign) marking the beginning of the Holocaust. The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Medieval castle in Mir Mir is a town in Karelichy raion, Hrodna voblast, Belarus (53°27′ N 26°28′ E) about 85 km southwest of Minsk. ... Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire France Italy Russia United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead: 5 million Military dead: 4 million The First World War, also known as The Great War, The War to End All Wars, and World War I (abbreviated WWI) was... Poltava (Ukrainian: Полта́ва) is a city and oblast center in Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine with some 313,400 inhabitants (2004). ... Nosson Zvi (Nota Hirsh) Finkel (1849-1927), was born in Lithuania and died in the British Mandate of Palestine. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Combatants Poland Germany Soviet Union Slovakia Commanders Edward Rydz-ÅšmigÅ‚y Fedor von Bock (Army Group North) Gerd von Rundstedt (Army Group South) Ferdinand ÄŒatloÅ¡ (Field Army Bernolak) Strength 39 divisions 16 brigades 4,300 guns 880 tanks 400 aircraft Total: 1,000,000[1] 56 German divisions, 33+ Soviet... Selection at the Auschwitz camp in 1944, where the Nazis chose whom to kill immediately and whom to use as slave labor or for medical experimentation. ...

Even from its earliest days, the Mir yeshiva was well known as a center of deep Talmud scholarship combined with the study of mussar ("Jewish ethics"). Although many of the foreign-born students left when the Soviet army invaded from the east, the yeshiva continued to operate, albeit on a reduced scale, until the approaching Nazi armies caused the leaders of the yeshiva to move the entire the yeshiva community to Keidan, Lithuania. The first page of the Talmud, in the standard Vilna edition. ... The Hebrew term mussar, while literally derived from a word meaning tradition, usually refers to Jewish ethics in general, or (and more commonly) refers to the Jewish ethics education movement that developed in the 19th century Orthodox Jewish European community. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Soviet republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Location Ethnographic region AukÅ¡taitija County Kaunas County Municipality KÄ—dainiai district municipality Elderate KÄ—dainiai town elderate Number of elderates Coordinates General information Capital of KÄ—dainiai district municipality KÄ—dainiai town elderate Population (rank) 32,048 in 2001 (11th) First mentioned 1372 Granted city rights 1590 KÄ—dainiai...

Escape across Siberia by rail

As the Nazi armies continued to push to the east, the yeshiva as a whole eventually fled across Siberia by train to the Far East, and finally reopened in Kobe, Japan in 1941. Several smaller yeshivos managed to escape alongside the Mir, and, despite the difficulties involved, the overseers of the Mirrer yeshiva undertook full responsibility for their support, distributing funds and securing quarters and food for all the students. A short time later, the yeshiva relocated again, to (Japanese-controlled) Shanghai, China, where they remained until the end of World War II. The heroism of the Japanese consul-general in Lithuania, Chiune Sugihara, who issued several thousand travel visas to Jews, permitting them to flee to the east, has been the subject of several books. Siberia is also an album by Echo & The Bunnymen. ... For other uses, see Train (disambiguation). ... Far East is an inexact term often used for East Asia and Southeast Asia combined, sometimes including also the easternmost territories of Russia, i. ... , Kobe ) is a city in Japan located on the island of Honshu. ... The ensign of Imperial Japanese Navy was a prominent symbol of Imperial Japan. ... Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; pinyin: ; Shanghainese: ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is Chinas largest city by population. ... Combatants Allies: Soviet Union United States United Kingdom France and others Axis Powers: Germany Japan Italy and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II, also known as the... a Japanese stamp honoring Sugihara Chiune Sugihara (杉原千畝 Sugihara Chiune, January 1, 1900 – July 31, 1986) was a Japanese diplomat who saved Jews during the World War II when he was a Japanese consul to Lithuania. ...

Following the end of the war, the majority of the Jewish refugees from Shanghai ghetto left for Palestine and the United States. Among them were the survivors from the Mir yeshiva, who re-established the yeshiva, this time with two campuses, one in Jerusalem, Israel and the other as the Mirrer Yeshiva Central Institute in Brooklyn, New York City. From 1947 until 1978, the renowned Rabbi Chaim Shmuelevitz served as Rosh Yeshiva of the Jerusalem campus. Today, the Mirrer Yeshiva in Jerusalem is led by Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel, a distant relative of Rabbi Eliezer Yehudah Finkel and Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel (the Alter of Slabodka), and is distiguished as the largest yeshiva in the world, with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. The Brooklyn yeshiva is currently led by Rabbi Shmuel Berenbaum. In the course of history, Jewish populations have been expelled or ostracised by various local authorities and have sought asylum from Anti-Semitism numerous times. ... The Shanghai ghetto was an area of approximately one square mile in the Hongkew district of Shanghai where about 20,000 Jewish refugees, mainly from Nazi Germany and Austria, survived the Holocaust in the city occupied by Imperial Japan. ... Map of the British Mandate of Palestine. ... Jerusalem (Hebrew: Yerushalayim; Arabic: al-Quds; Greek Ιεροσόλυμα; Latin: Modern Times-Hierosolyma, Under the Roman Empire: Aelia Capitolina) is an ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea at an elevation of 650-840 metres (about 2000-2500 feet). ... A map of New York City, highlighting Brooklyn. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... Rabbi Chaim Shmuelevitz (1902–1978) was a Rosh Yeshiva of the Mirrer Yeshiva for more than 40 years, in Poland, Shanghai and Jerusalem. ... Nosson Zvi (Nota Hirsh) Finkel (1849-1927), was born in Lithuania and died in the British Mandate of Palestine. ...

Notable Mir Alumni

Rabbi Yehezkel Abramsky (1886–1976) was one of the worlds most eminent Orthodox rabbis of the 20th century. ... Samuel Belkin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... RABBI ZVI BLOCK Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Block was born on March 12, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, son of Mrs. ... Gulkowitsch Lazar Gulkowitsch (20 December 1898–Summer 1941) was an eminent Jewish Studies scholar. ... Rav Aryeh Zeev (Leib) Gurwicz, was an influential Orthodox Jewish rabbi and Talmudic scholar. ... Rabbi Meir Kahane. ... Aryeh Kaplan (1934 - 1983) was a noted rabbi and author, who had a background in both physics and Judaism. ... Rabbi Yisrael Mendel Kaplan (1913 – April 4, 1985) was known as Reb Mendel by his thousands of students. ... Rabbi Yaakov Luban is the Rabbi of Congregation Ohr Torah in Edison, New Jersey. ... Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer (1870 - 1954) was a famous Lithuanian Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva. ... We dont have an article called Herman N. Neuberger Start this article Search for Herman N. Neuberger in. ... Rabbi Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg After being honored with holding the baby at a brit milah in 2004. ... Shimon (Simon) Schwab (December 30, 1908 - March 28, 1993) was an Orthodox Judaism rabbi and communal leader in Germany and the United States, initially in Baltimore and later in Washington Heights in New York City. ... Rabbi Moshe Shmuel Shapira (1914 - April 25, 2006) was the rosh yeshiva of the Beer Yaakov Yeshiva for sixty years from its inception, a member of the Council of Torah Sages of Degel HaTorah and the president of the Vaad Hayeshivos (Yeshiva Council). ... The famous scholar Rabbi Shimon Shkop (1860-1940) was born in Tortz and died in Grodno. ... Rabbi Chaim Shmuelevitz (1902–1978) was a Rosh Yeshiva of the Mirrer Yeshiva for more than 40 years, in Poland, Shanghai and Jerusalem. ... Nosson Slifkin is an Orthodox rabbi best known for his interest in biology, zoology, and natural history, and for his books on these topics. ... Rabbi Pesach Yitzhak Stein (1918-2002) was a renowned Rosh Yeshiva at the Telz Yeshiva in Cleveland, Ohio. ...

Reference

• Zinowitz, M. Hebrew: תולדות ישיבת מיר (Toldot Yeshivat Mir, Hebrew: The History of Mir Yeshiva). Tel Aviv, 1981.

External link

• Reeva Kimble's "Brief History of the Jews of Mir"