Rabbi Chanoch Henoch Fishman (1913-1965) – Rabbi Fishman was born in Boroza, Poland. He studied at the yeshiva in Baranowitz under the guidance of Rabbi Elchanan Wasserman zt”l, with whom he learned bechavrusa for one full year. From Baranowitz he went to the yeshiva in Mir and then Brisk, where he studied under Rabbi Yitzchak Zev Soloveitchik zt”l for one year. During World War II, he escaped with the Mir Yeshiva to Shanghai. When he reached America, he taught in Yeshivas Rabbi Yisroel Salanter and held several rabbinical posts. In 1953, he was appointed rosh yeshiva at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary where he taught until his death, revered by his students.
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