Mentioned as the ancestor of Reb Nochem Mendel Rabinowitz in the book, The Jews of South Africa, Cape Town, 1916:
... His mother's grandfather was the Rabbi Gaon, Reb Chaim Rabinowitz form Visoki, in Litovsk.
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| Notes: Gaon: honored sage, or: genius, referring to a particularly accomplished rabbi-scholar. Eliezer Makovetsky adds: When it is written about someone: הרה"ג זצ"ל = HRH"G ZTz"L= the Rabbi Gaon, blessed be the memory of a Righteous, especially when the two titles appear together, and especially at a time when titles were not bestowed lavishly like today, it seems reasonable that he was a prominent figure in his community as a Rabbi or at least as a great sage. Visoki, in Litovsk: Certainly indicates our Visoki Litovsk. |
