Hi all
In the family they used to refer to my gfather as a "Brisker". This
apparently refers to a
city or region. Can you help me find out what "brisker" means?
TIA
Sam Lenger

Sam Lenger asked:

In the family they used to refer to my gfather as a "Brisker". This
apparently refers to a city or region.
Can you help me find out what "brisker" means?

Brisker also means follows of the great Rabbi, Chaim Soloveitchik (I hope
my spelling is correct) >from Brisk. He encouraged a particular style of
Talmudic study within the Lithuanian Yeshiva world.

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David Ziants
davidz@...

Ma'aleh Adumim, Israel

Hi all
In the family they used to refer to my gfather as a "Brisker". This
apparently refers to a
city or region. Can you help me find out what "brisker" means?
TIA
Sam Lenger

My Great Uncle is buried in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, NY, BRISKER SOCIETY. He was

from Raczki so I don't know the significance. It must have more than one

meaning.

Mel Oshins
http://members.aol.com/meloshins

OSHINSKY, OSCHINSKY, OZINSKY, OSCHIN, OSHINS, OSHIN, OCEAN, JABLONSKY,
NAMCHEVSKY {Raczki, etc. in Suwalki Gubernia}
SCHMERER, BUND, RANZER {Czernovitz}