Benzion Rakow

Benzion Rakow (1925–1985) was a British communal rabbi and rosh yeshiva of Chayei Olam Yeshiva in Golders Green, London.

He was also active in Agudas Yisroel of Great Britain.

[1] Born in Frankfurt, Germany into a distinguished rabbinical family, Benzion Rakow was a direct descendant of Rabbi Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller, (author of the Tosefot Yom-Tov commentary on the Mishnah).

After his death, his rabbinical position was filled by his eldest son, Rabbi Yom-Tov Lipman Rakow.

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