Borensztein, Chaim Yechiel
- Born: Jun 6, 1845, Kozienice, Mazowieckie, Poland
- Marriage (1): Rubin, Ewa (Chava) in 1865 in Magnuszew, Mazowieckie, Poland
- Died: Aug 15, 1928 at age 83
General Notes:
Authority on the Jewish calendar. He wrote many articles on the history of the Jewish calendar. He also translated Shakespeare's play Hamlet, and Farys by Adam Mickiewicz, into Hebrew. He was secretary of the Great Synagogue on Tlomackie Stree t in Warsaw. He was a friend of Nachum Sololow, who wrote an essay about Bornstein in his book Ishim.
He was also a Levite.
Chaim married Ewa (Chava) Rubin, daughter of Yosef Yehudah Rubin and Unknown, in 1865 in Magnuszew, Mazowieckie, Poland.
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