Chaim Davidsohn

He founded a cheder for the children of the poor and raised funds for the Jewish community In Erez Israel, in particular for Kollel Polin.

After the Galilee earthquake of 1837, he raised large sums which were clandestinely transferred to hard hit Safed by Moses Montefiore.

However, the majority of the community council wanted Rabbi Davidsohn, despite his age (about 80 years) and despite not serving previously in a rabbinical position.

During his tenure, halachic questions from throughout Poland were addressed to him, but, out of modesty, before his passing he burned his rabbinical responsa and novellae to prevent them from being published.

He died on the 14th day of Adar at the age of 94 and was buried in the Jewish cemetery in Warsaw, near the grave of his predecessor, Rabbi Lipszyc.