Editing Moshe Sofer - The Chasam Sofer (section)

== Family ==

* His son, Rabbi '''Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer''' - author of "Ksav Sofer", succeeded his father as Rabbi of Pressburg. His son, Rabbi '''Simcha Bunim Sofer''' - author of "Shevet Sofer", succeeded his father as Rabbi. His son, Rabbi '''Akiva Sofer''' - author of "Daas Sofer", succeeded his father as Rabbi. He made aliyah to Eretz Yisroel at the beginning of World War II and established the Pressburg Yeshiva in Yerushalayim. The second son of the "Ksav Sofer", Rabbi '''Shimon Sofer''' - author of "Hisorerus Teshuva", served for sixty-four years as Rabbi of Erlau (Eger) in Hungary and headed a large yeshiva in the city.
* His son, Rabbi '''Shimon Sofer''' - author of "Michtav Sofer". Served as Rabbi of Krakow. His son-in-law is Rabbi Akiva Kornitzer, and his daughter Sarah married Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, son of the Rebbe Maharash.
* Rabbi Yosef Yuzfa Sofer, father-in-law of Rabbi Yehuda Greenwald (author of Responsa "Zichron Yehuda").
* His son-in-law, Rabbi '''Dovid Tzvi Ehrenfeld'''.
* His son-in-law, Rabbi '''Eliyahu Kornitzer''' - married his daughter Gittel. Passed away at age 27.
* His son-in-law, Rabbi '''Shlomo Zalman Spitzer''' - married Gittel, the widow of Rabbi Eliyahu Kornitzer. He was head of the Beis Din in Vienna. His daughter married her cousin Rabbi Shimon Sofer, author of "Hisorerus Teshuva".
* His son-in-law, Rabbi '''Moshe Tuvia Lehman''' - married Simcha, the youngest daughter.