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R. Tuvia Burkhavik

Madona

Born on 16 Shevat 5672 (4 February 1912) in Dvinsk, where he studied at a yeshiva.

He served from 5695 (1935) as rabbi of Madona.

Latvia: Batei Knesset VeRabbanim, p. 225. The community's request to R. Mordechai Dubin regarding the transfer of the market day here from the holy Sabbath to Thursday was published by me in the collection Or Yisrael, Kislev 5762 (26). It was also cited above (p. 106) in the entry of R. Eliezer Yaakov Grodski of Varkljani.

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