This Day in History – 25 Av/August 10

In 5567/1807, many Jews of Copenhagen were killed, Hy”d, when the British bombarded the city during the Anglo-Russian War that raged between 1807 and 1812.

In 5704/1944, the Amsterdam hideout which housed Anne Frank, Hy”d, was discovered by the Nazis.

Yahrtzeiten

5359/1599, Harav Yeshayahu Menachem of Cracow, zt”l, mechaber of Be’urim Kabdu Es Hashem.

5555/1795, Harav Yissachar Dov, zt”l, Rav of Zlotchov, mechaber of
Mevaser Tzedek and Bas Eini

5599/1839, Harav Yaakov Meshulem Orenstein,
zt”l, mechaber of Yeshuos Yaakov

5739/1979, Harav Shmuel Baruch Eliezrov, zt”l, mechaber of Dvar Shmuel

5754/1994, Harav Moshe Hager of Antiniya-Bnei Brak, zt”l

5591/1831, Harav Avraham Chaim Horowitz of Linsk, zt”l

Reb Avraham Chaim Horowitz was the oldest son of Reb Naftali Tzvi of Ropshitz, zy”a. He was born in 5549/1789. Reb Avraham Chaim married the daughter of his uncle, Harav Shmuel Shmelke Horowitz.

Following the petirah of his father on 11 Iyar 5587/1827, Reb Avraham Chaim was appointed Rav and Rebbe in Linsk, the city in which his paternal grandfather, Reb Menachem Mendel, had served as Rav. Sadly, Reb Avraham Chaim was Rebbe for just over four years; he was niftar on 25 Av 5591/1831, at the age of 42.

The Sar Shalom of Belz, who held Reb Avraham Chaim in high esteem, would send Chassidim to daven at the kever of Reb Avraham Chaim, saying that after davening there, “one’s yeshuah is close at hand.”

Reb Avraham Chaim’s son, Reb Menachem Mendel, replaced him as Rebbe in Linsk.

His sons-in-law were: Harav Avigdor Halberstam of Dukla; Harav Meshulam Zalman Yonason Lifshitz of Brigel; Harav Moshe Chaim Efraim, Rav of Blugrad; Harav Yisrael Horowitz, Rav of Barnov; Harav Tzvi Hirsh Hager of Patshinzin; and Harav Mendel Weinfeld of Gorlitz.

Zechuso yagen aleinu.

August 10

In 1792, during the French Revolution, mobs in Paris attacked the Tuileries (TWEE-luh-reez) Palace, where King Louis XVI resided.

In 1821, Missouri became the 24th state.

In 1846, President James K. Polk signed a measure establishing the Smithsonian Institution.

In 1913, the Treaty of Bucharest was signed, ending the Second Balkan War.

In 1949, the National Military Establishment was renamed the Department of Defense.

In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed a measure providing $20,000 payments to still-living Japanese-Americans who had been interned by the U.S. government during World War II.