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5 unusual facts about Eliezer Poupko


Eliezer Poupko

Their four oldest sons were sent to study in the Chofetz Chaim's yeshiva in Radin, and indeed many of Rabbi Poupko's children went on to play a pivotal role within the Jewish world.

One of Rabbi Poupko's sons-in-law was the renowned Rabbi Mordechai Savitzky, Chief Rabbi of Boston and author of twenty-two works on the Talmud.

Rabbi Eliezer Poupko (or Pupko) (1886-1961) was born in Radin, Lithuania, on March 18, 1886.

Rabbi Poupko came to the USA in 1931, first serving congregations in Haverhill, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island.

Rabbi Poupko married Pesha Chaya, a daughter of the Rabbi of Kenna near Vilna and subsequently of Saratov.



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