Meir Atlas
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Born1848
Baisagola, Lithuania
Died1926
Šiauliai, Lithuania
SpouseChiena Atlas (née Zogerer)
Parent(s)R' David and Golda Atlaz
Rabbi Meir Atlas | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1848 Baisagola, Lithuania |
| Died | 1926 Šiauliai, Lithuania |
| Spouse | Chiena Atlas (née Zogerer) |
| Parent(s) | R' David and Golda Atlaz |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Haredi Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Rabbi Yosef Zecharia Stern [HE] |
| Successor | Rabbi Aharon Bakst [HE] |
| Position | Rabbi |
| Synagogue | Šiauliai, Lithuania |
| Began | 1904 |
| Ended | 1926 |
Meir Atlas (Hebrew: מאיר אטלס; 1848–1926) was the rabbi of numerous communities in pre-World War II Europe and one of the founders of the Telz Yeshiva.[1] He was an outstanding halachic authority who authored many responsa and was one of the foremost Lithuanian rabbis of his time.
