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Ahron Soloveichik

Ahron Soloveichik, Russian rabbi and scholar (d. 2001)
Ahron (Aaron) Soloveichik (Hebrew: אהרן סולובייצ'יק; May 1, 1917 – October 4, 2001) was a renowned Orthodox rosh yeshiva, and scholar of Talmud and halakha.

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Events on 1917

  • 22Jan

    Woodrow Wilson

    World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
  • 15Mar

    Nicholas II of Russia

    Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.
  • 2Apr

    Woodrow Wilson

    World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
  • 5Jun

    Conscription

    World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day".
  • 27Jul

    Battle of Passchendaele

    The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.