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'''Rabbi Aaron Yaakov Schwei''' (July 9, 1934 – April 24, 2020) was born on 26 Tammuz 1934 in Åbo, Finland to his father Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu | '''Rabbi Aaron Yaakov Schwei''' (July 9, 1934 – April 24, 2020) was born on 26 Tammuz 1934 in Åbo, Finland to his father Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu Schwei and his mother Mrs. Bonia, where his father served as Rav and Moreh Hora'ah. | ||
In 1942, when he was about seven years old, his father passed away. During [[World War II]], he fled with his mother to Uzbekistan, where they lived in a small village. At around age seven, he was sent to study at Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim in Samarkand under conditions of poverty and hardship. | In 1942, when he was about seven years old, his father passed away. During [[World War II]], he fled with his mother to Uzbekistan, where they lived in a small village. At around age seven, he was sent to study at Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim in Samarkand under conditions of poverty and hardship. | ||
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He also worked on editing seforim for publication, editing his brother Rabbi Yitzchok Shwei's seforim, and Rabbi Yitzchok Reitport's seforim and others. | He also worked on editing seforim for publication, editing his brother Rabbi Yitzchok Shwei's seforim, and Rabbi Yitzchok Reitport's seforim and others. | ||
Over the years until he served as a member of the Crown Heights Beis Din, he served as a Rosh Mesivta in Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim in Crown Heights. | Over the years until he served as a member of the [[Crown Heights Beis Din]], he served as a Rosh Mesivta in Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim in Crown Heights. | ||
== Crown Heights Rabbinate == | == Crown Heights Rabbinate == | ||