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Rabbi Finkel, Dean of Famous Mirrer Yeshiva, Dies in Israel; Was 87

July 21, 1965
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Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Finkel, dean of the world-famous Mirrer Yeshiva, died here suddenly today at the age of 87. Rabbi Finkel, who headed the Yeshiva for 60 years from the time he was still in Poland, managed to bring all his students out of Europe during World War II and settled in Palestine 23 years ago when he reestablished the Yeshiva here.

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