Yahrtzeit
Rav Chaim Meir Hager (Imrei Chaim of Vizhnitz)
9 Nisan
1887 – 1972
Role
Vizhnitzer Rebbe
Location
Bnei Brak
Works
Imrei Chaim
Rav Chaim Meir Hager, the Imrei Chaim of Vizhnitz (1887-1972). After surviving the Holocaust, he established Kiryat Vizhnitz in Bnei Brak and rebuilt the Vizhnitz Chassidut over 35 years, transforming it into one of the largest Chassidic communities in Israel.