It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rebbetzin Miriam Erlanger a”h. She was 89.
Rebbetzin Erlanger was the wife of Rav Avraham Erlanger, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Kol Torah in Yerushalayim and author of the classic seforim Birkas Avraham.
The Rebbetzin was born in Germany, a daughter of Rav Chaim Yosef Jacobovits, who served as the rosh yeshiva of Frankfurt Yeshiva and as the rosh yeshiva of Kol Torah.
Upon reaching marriageable age, she wed her distinguished husband, Rav Avraham Erlanger.
Together with her husband, they established a home of Torah in Yerushalayim, where she stood by his side with unwavering dedication, allowing him to focus on limud and harbotzas haTorah.
She is survived by her children, Rav Yitzchak Zev, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Midrash Yechiel in Betar Ilit; Rav Akiva, rosh kollel of Kollel L’limud Hasod in Yerushalayim; Rav Chaim Yosef, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Mishkan Yisrael; and Rav Eliyahu, a rosh yeshiva at Yeshiva Noam HaTalmud. Her sons-in-law are Rav Shimon Prag, Rosh Kollel at the Mir Yeshiva; Rav Rafael Schwab, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Da’as Torah; and Rav Yaakov Margaliot, author of Shiurei Rav Dovid Povarsky. She was predeceased by her daughters, Mrs. Dina Brendel Prag a”h and Mrs. Baila Schwab, and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Chaya Rivka Erlanger a”h,
The levayah was held last night at the Shamgar Funeral Home, with kevurah on Har Hazeisim. Yehi zichrah boruch.
{Matzav.com Israel}