Rabbi Meir Moshe Wahl Katzenellenbogen, MaHaRash

Meir Wahl A.B.D. was known as Meir Shauls or MaHaRaSH.

He was first elected as A.B.D of Tiktin, after that he became the head of the Council of the Land of Lithuania in 1623.

Founded LithuanianCouncil 1623

né en 1550?

1913--1996- The Eger Family Association- pg.39

1913--1990- The Eger Family Association-אילן יח-

R' MEIR WAHL KATZENELLENBOGEN

He was the direct ancestor of the Noda B'Yehuda, Rabbi Yechezkel Landau. R' Meir was known as the MaHaRash. An interesting note: Meir was the grandfather of the famous Abraham Yehoshua Heschel, and Meir's brother Judah Wahl was the grandfather of the wife (Dina Wahl) of Abraham Yehoshua Heschel. This meant that the two second cousins married. Meir married in 1585 to Heinda Horowitz of Cracow. The following information concerns Heinda's distinguished lineage: She was the niece of the REMA, Rabbi Moshe Isserlis. Heinda's father was Rabbi Pinchus Horowitz (1535 Prague - 1618), and her mother was Miriam Baila Isserlis (died 1617) a sister of the Rema, and the daughter of R' Yisorel Isserlin (spelled this way for some reason) of Cracow. Heinda's paternal grandparents were R' Yisroel Horowitz (1500- 1572 Prague), and Ortilla Stern (1507 - 1572 Prague). Heinda's paternal great-grandparents were R' Aaron Meshulim Zalman Horowitz (1470 - 1545 Prague), and Necham Munk (1486 - 1536). Heinda's paternal great-great-grandparents were R' Isiah HaLevi Horowitz (1465 Horowice, Czech - 1517 Prague), and Rivka Yomtov Heller (died 1515 Prague).

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Father: R' SAUL WAHL KATZENELLENBOGEN (B. 1545 ELLENBOGEN, GERMANY - D. 1617 BREST-LITOVSK). THE FAMOUS "KING FOR A DAY" IN POLAND.

Source: http://www.maxpages.com/nodabyehuda/meir_katzenellenbogen_d1630

Rabbi in Brest Litowsk. Deeply involved with the organisation of the Jews. The Litauens communities largest contributor. (x.xv 89 vi 82, 306. vii 93. 117 etc).

"The MaHaRaSH"

Rabbi Meir Wahl Katzenellenbogen, Av Beit Din of Brisk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meir_Wahl

Meir Wahl or Meir Wahl Katzenellenbogen,[1][2] (also known as Meir Shauls[3] and MAHARASH[4]%29 was a Polish rabbi. He was the son of Saul Wahl, who according to legend, was king of Poland for one day.[5]

At the beginning of his rabbinical career, Wahl was the Av Beit Din at Tykocin, Poland, later moving on to the Av Beit Din position of Brest, Belarus.[3] Saul was integral in the formation of the Council of the Land of Lithuania in 1623, the controlling legal body for the Jews of Lithuania [3][6]

Wahl had a daughter named Baila who married Rabbi Yonah Teomim, who were parents to prominent rabbis.[5]

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Rabbi & ABD

 Jewish Community, Brest-Litovsk (now Brest), Belarus
Occupation:  A.B.D. of Brest-Litooovsk (Brisk) Occupation: Head, Vaad Arba Aratzot

 Council of Four Lands, Poznan, Krakow, Lvov, Ostrog, Poland Occupation: Rabbi & ABD

 Jewish Community, Tykocin, Podlaskie, Poland Marriage: Marriage to: Hinda "Hindel" Katzenellenbogen, ????? ?????????? (???? Horowitz)

Circa 1585 Occupation: Head

1623

 Jewish Council of Lithuania, Vilnus, Lithuania

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