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Submitted by Norbert Porile
My
great-great-grandfather, Wolf
(Zeev) Pohorille was a well known 19th century Biblical scholar. He was
born in Touste (Tolstoye) in 1818 and spent most of his life in Buchach, where
he died in 1900. His main contribution was in the area of Aggadic
studies - those components of biblical studies dealing with philosophical,
ethical, and historical aspects, rather than with religious laws and
regulations. He wrote some two dozen books on a variety of biblical topics, as
well as on mysticism, grammar, history, philosophy, and poetry. In addition to
his published works, he wrote many unpublished manuscripts. Some of his works are
described by the Nobel laureate, S. Y. Agnon, in his article on "Books by
Buchach Townsmen" in the Buchach Yizkor book. He is listed in the
Encyclopedia of Galician Rabbis and Scholars.
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