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R. Shmuel Gershoni son of R. Moshe Yehuda Leib

Daugavpils / Dvinsk / Dinabug / Denenborg / Denabarg / Government-Appointed Rabbis

Rabbi in Jakobstadt (see there), and from approximately 5626 onward official government rabbi in Dvinsk. He served in this capacity for 23 years.

He passed away on 19 Tammuz 5648 (28 June 1888)1).

Latvia and Rabbis

1)
In the death registration book — 23 Tammuz, but from the newspaper reports about his passing it is clear this is an error.