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R. Natan Neta son of R. Baruch Efrimovich

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Born in the year 5633 (1873).

He served in the rabbinate here from 24 Tevet 5684 (1 January 1924).

He also served in the rabbinate in the cities of Smorgon, Dvinsk, Riga, and later in Montreal, Canada, where he served as deputy chairman of honor of the Rabbinical Council.

He passed away there on 2 Tammuz 5713 (15 June 1953) and his resting place is in the Baron de Hirsch Cemetery there.

He appears on the list of rabbis who participated in the protest of the Lubavitcher Rebbe (Mohariatz) against the Jewish Agency regarding the free-choice education of the refugee children in the Land of Israel.1)

An approbation from him was printed in Edut BeYisrael (Montreal 5704).

2)

Latvia and Rabbis

1)
Igrot Kodesh of the Lubavitcher Rebbe (Mohariatz), vol. 7, p. 264.
2)
Latvia: Batei Knesset VeRabbanim, p. 226 (where his name is given as Mordechai).