Brest | Brest, France | Brest, Belarus | Martin Brest | Brest Fortress | Treaty of Brest-Litovsk | Defense of Brest Fortress | Brest Region | '''Zygmunt Zaremba''' as a witness during court proceedings (Brest trials | Lublin–Brest Offensive | Lenino, Mahilyow Voblast | Jorge Romero Brest | Paul Brest | Paris–Brest–Paris | Mahilyow Voblast | Horki, Brest Region | Brest Raion | Břest | Battle for Brest |
He was born in Kosava (now Brest Voblast), the eldest son of Rabbi Shmaryahu Yosef Karelitz, the Rav of Kosova; his mother was Rasha, the daughter of Rabbi Shaul Katzenelbogen.