Rabbi Aryar Leib Bernfeld, well known Talmudic scholar, termed the Gaon of Zaliszczyke, died here today at the age of 90.
Rabbi Bernfeld, who was active in the Mizrachi, Orthodox Zionist movement, was the author of many Talmudic works.
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