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About Rabbi Daniel Prossnitz (Prusstitz) (Steinschneider) רב"ד Pressburg
Rosh Beis Din Pressburg. Rabbi Prossnitz was the closest colleague and confidant of the Chasam Sofer, he is largely credited with negotiating the appointment of Sofer as the religious leader of the Pressburg community. Considered a foremost authority in matters of Halakha he served the Pressburg community for over 50 years. He is buried in the Rabbinic graveyard that is now known as the Chasam Sofer memorial and his grave is immediately adjacent to Sofer. Rabbi Prossnitz was the great grandson of Rabbi Schmiedl who had come to the area of Moravia in the 17th century from Amsterdam.
Rabbi Daniel Prosnitz, aka "Daniel Steinschneider", was an esteemed Rabbi in both Pressburg [now Bratislava] and in Tobitschau [now Tovacov]. He died in 1846 at the age of 88.
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Rabbi Daniel Prossnitz (Prusstitz) (Steinschneider) רב"ד Pressburg's Timeline
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1759
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Dabitshau Near Prosstitz
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1796
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1801
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Pozsony, Slovakia
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1816
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Pozsony, Pozsonyi kerület, Slovakia
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1817
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Bratislava, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
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1818
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March 4, 1846
Age 87
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Bratislava, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
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