Mordechai Efraim Fischel Sofer-Zussman Explained

Mordechai Efraim Fischel Sofer-Zussman (1867–1942) was a Hungarian rabbi who served as the chief rabbi of Budapest.

Sofer-Zussman's father was Benjamin Zev Wolf Sofer-Zussman, a rabbi in Budapest and the author of Chalifot Simlat Binyamin.^[1] Modecai Sofer-Zussman married the daughter of Kopel Reich, Chief Rabbi of Budapest.

After becoming a rabbi, Sofer-Zussman served in several communities before becoming the head of the Yere'im Community. In 1914, he was appointed chief rabbi of Hungary to succeed Kopel Reich..^[2] Sofer-Zussman wrote a commentary on the Pentateuch called Ateret Paz, which was published in Jerusalem (1967).

References

Encyclopedia: Péter . Ujvári . . Sussmann Wolf . Hungarian . 1929 . Budapest . 813.

Notes and References

1. https://www.kedem-auctions.com/product/letter-from-rabbi-fischel-sofer-of-budapest kedem-auctions.com
2. Web site: www.virtualjudaica.com . 3 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426032454/http://www.virtualjudaica.com/Item/5942/Letter_by_R._Mordecai_Efraim_Fishel_Sofer_Sussman . 26 April 2012 . live .