page_title: Yochanan Sofer
hierarchical_section_title: Yochanan Sofer
caption_attribution_description: English: Erlau Rebbe. Image has not been altered and is in its original form (only cropped).
context_page_description: Yochanan Sofer was a Hungarian-born Israeli religious official and activist. He was the Rebbe of the Erlau dynasty. He was born in Eger, Hungary. After surviving the Holocaust, he continued their legacy by founding a yeshiva and a movement in their name, first in Hungary and then a few years later in Jerusalem.
  Sofer died in Jerusalem on February 22, 2016 from pneumonia. He was aged 93.
context_section_description: Yochanan Sofer (1923 – February 22, 2016) was a Hungarian-born Israeli religious official and activist. He was the Rebbe of the Erlau dynasty. He was born in Eger, Hungary. After surviving the Holocaust, he continued their legacy by founding a yeshiva and a movement in their name, first in Hungary and then a few years later in Jerusalem.
  Sofer died in Jerusalem on February 22, 2016 from pneumonia. He was aged 93.
caption: Sofer in December 2011
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