Kiselev was born in Surazh, Chernigov district. In his youth, he excelled in his studies, and was known as the “Vietker Illui”. He later studied in Minsk, and in Volozhin under the tutelage of Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik. He was the rabbi of Barysaw from 1900 to 1913.
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In 1913, he was appointed chief rabbi of Harbin, and tasked with overseeing Jewish cultural, educational, and social activities.[1]
In 1915, detractors of Kiselev reported his efforts to aid German refugees in Harbin as collaboration with the enemy. He was detained for 2 months.[2]
Following the death of the notorious bandit kingpin Ataman Woliewski, it was discovered that he had been planning to abduct Kiselev, with the hope of exacting a large ransom from the Jewish community.[3]
In December 1937, at the first annual Far Eastern Jewish Conference, he was declared ‘Chief Rabbi of the Far East’.[4]
Mishberei Yam [The waves of the sea] (1926) - a collection of responsa.
Natsionalizm i evreistvo: Sbornik statei i lektsii [Nationalism and the Jewry: Collection of articles and lectures] (1941) - a Russian-language compendium on Jewish nationalism.
Imrei Shefer [Sayings by an author] (1951) - a compilation of sermons posthumously published by his widow.
^Chernolutskaya, Elena (Winter 2000). "Religious Communities in Harbin and Ethnic Identity of Russian Emigrés". South Atlantic Quarterly. 99 (1): 82. doi:10.1215/00382876-99-1-79. S2CID 145084700.
^"The arrest of a Rabbi: Agents provocateurs in Harbin". Peking Gazette. 24 February 1916.
^"Leader of Band Responsible for Kidnappings in Harbin Killed". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 8 March 1933. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
^Shilloni, Ben-Ami (2012). The Jews and the Japanese: The Successful Outsiders. p. 183.
^Schneerson, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok (1982). Igros Kodesh Rayatz Vol. 2 (in Hebrew). p. 329.
aharon, moshe, kiselev, 1866, 1949, russian, born, manchurian, rabbi, titlechief, rabbi, harbinpersonalborn18, september, 1866surazh, russian, empiredied9, september, 1949, 1949, aged, harbin, soviet, zonereligionjudaismalma, matervolozhin, yeshivabegan1913end. Aharon Moshe Kiselev 1866 1949 was a Russian born Manchurian rabbi Aharon Moshe KiselevTitleChief Rabbi of HarbinPersonalBorn18 September 1866Surazh Russian EmpireDied9 September 1949 1949 09 09 aged 82 Harbin Soviet ZoneReligionJudaismAlma materVolozhin YeshivaBegan1913Ended1949OtherChief Rabbi of the Far East 1937 1949SemikhahRabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski Contents 1 Early life 2 Harbin 3 Works 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editKiselev was born in Surazh Chernigov district In his youth he excelled in his studies and was known as the Vietker Illui He later studied in Minsk and in Volozhin under the tutelage of Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik He was the rabbi of Barysaw from 1900 to 1913 Harbin editIn 1913 he was appointed chief rabbi of Harbin and tasked with overseeing Jewish cultural educational and social activities 1 In 1915 detractors of Kiselev reported his efforts to aid German refugees in Harbin as collaboration with the enemy He was detained for 2 months 2 Following the death of the notorious bandit kingpin Ataman Woliewski it was discovered that he had been planning to abduct Kiselev with the hope of exacting a large ransom from the Jewish community 3 In December 1937 at the first annual Far Eastern Jewish Conference he was declared Chief Rabbi of the Far East 4 As leader of the Harbin chapter of Agudas Chasidei Chabad Kiselev assisted many wartime Jewish refugees who had fled German occupied Europe 5 Works editMishberei Yam The waves of the sea 1926 a collection of responsa Natsionalizm i evreistvo Sbornik statei i lektsii Nationalism and the Jewry Collection of articles and lectures 1941 a Russian language compendium on Jewish nationalism Imrei Shefer Sayings by an author 1951 a compilation of sermons posthumously published by his widow See also editAbraham Kaufman History of the Jews in ChinaReferences edit Chernolutskaya Elena Winter 2000 Religious Communities in Harbin and Ethnic Identity of Russian Emigres South Atlantic Quarterly 99 1 82 doi 10 1215 00382876 99 1 79 S2CID 145084700 The arrest of a Rabbi Agents provocateurs in Harbin Peking Gazette 24 February 1916 Leader of Band Responsible for Kidnappings in Harbin Killed Jewish Telegraphic Agency 8 March 1933 Retrieved 17 December 2018 Shilloni Ben Ami 2012 The Jews and the Japanese The Successful Outsiders p 183 Schneerson Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok 1982 Igros Kodesh Rayatz Vol 2 in Hebrew p 329 External links editמשברי ים Mishberei Yam at HebrewBooks org אמרי שפר Imrei Shefer at HebrewBooks org nbsp This biographical article about a rabbi is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aharon Moshe Kiselev amp oldid 1181213357, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
