Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz

Rabbi Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz
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Born	(1878-11-07)November 7, 1878 Kosava, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	October 24, 1953(1953-10-24) (aged 74) Bnei Brak, Israel
Religion	Judaism
Spouse	Bashe Bei
Parent(s)	Rabbi Shmaryahu Yosef Karelitz Rasha Leah Katzenellenbogen-Epstein
Occupation	Rabbi

Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz (7 November 1878 – 24 October 1953), also known as the Chazon Ish (Hebrew: החזון איש) after his magnum opus, was a Belarusian-born Orthodox rabbi who later became one of the leaders of Haredi Judaism in Israel, where he spent his final 20 years, from 1933 to 1953.