Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz

Rabbi
Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz
אברהם ישעיהו קרליץ
Personal life
Born(1878-11-07)7 November 1878
Died24 October 1953(1953-10-24) (aged 74)
Bnei Brak, Israel
SpouseBashe Bei
Parents
  • Rabbi Shmaryahu Yosef Karelitz (father)
  • Rasha Leah Katzenellenbogen-Epstein (mother)
OccupationRabbi
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
BuriedBnei Brak

Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz (Hebrew: אברהם ישעיהו קרליץ; 7 November 1878 24 October 1953), also known as the Chazon Ish (Hebrew: החזון איש) after his magnum opus, was a Belarusian-born Orthodox rabbi who later became one of the leaders of Haredi Judaism in Israel, where he spent his final 20 years, from 1933 to 1953.