Volshonok Avigdor (1870)
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| Surname | Volshonok |
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| Name | Avigdor |
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| Birth year | 1870 |
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| Birth month | 8 |
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| Sex | M |
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Volshonok (Wolschenok) Avigdor (Awigdor) (b. August 1870) – public figure.
A resident of Riga, Avigdor Volshenok held leadership positions in numerous institutions and organisations. He served as Chairman of the Latvian branch of Agudas Yisroel. At one time, he was elected as a member of the Latvian Saeima (Parliament) from Agudah, but due to his extensive commitments, he declined the parliamentary mandate.
He represented the Latvian Agudat Yisrael at the Second Knessia Gedolah (World Congress of Orthodox Rabbis) held in Vienna. A generous philanthropist, he supported yeshivot both in Latvia and abroad. He was also a board member of Moishav Zkainim (Home for the Elderly).