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Yoel Kahn

Chabad rabbi (1930-2021)
Person human Q2070174

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
February 14, 1930
Date of death
July 15, 2021
Place of birth
Moscow
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Ethnic group
Jewish people[9]
Occupation
writer, rabbi
Field of work
Chabad Lubavitch[10]
Position held
Choizer, Meshfi[11][12]
Educated at
Tomchei Temimim[13]
Religion or worldview
Judaism[14]
Father
Refoel Nachman Kahan[7]
Student of
Menachem Mendel Schneerson[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Yiddish, Hebrew[22]
Affiliation
Chabad Lubavitch
Described by source
Rabbi Yoel Kahn, Oral Scribe for the Grand Rabbi, Dies at 91[21]
Different from
Yoel Cohen, Yoʼel Kahn
Family name
Kahn, Cohen[16][17]
Given name
Yoel[18]
Relative
Yitzchok Ganzburg[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en "Reb Yoel" en Reb Yoel Kahan en Yoel Kahan en Yoel Kahn he החוזר he "החויזר" he החויזר he יואל כהן he יואל קאהן he רב יואל he ר' יואל it Joel Kahn it Yoel Kahan
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
0000000080079660
VIAF cluster ID
310742794
Library of Congress authority ID
no2016103944, no2021109962
GND ID
1073229750
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
122017526
Described at URL
chabadpedia.co.il, www.youtube.com
Freebase ID
/m/02q3g81
Geni.com profile ID
6000000002911552216
IdRef ID
030642000
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007299155605171
National Library of Latvia ID
000211999
National Library of Russia ID
770225206
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Prabook ID
1938589
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJd8gR4K87yppPgV9Ck4bd
Yale LUX ID
person/30009fc4-1f6d-4d2f-bd04-3705a9435015
YouTube channel ID
UCRUzafc9ZUCyU_X3O0gX6iA, UCLinjSQmZ6fXiZMHjchwerw

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Family name 2
Cohen, Kahn
Occupation 2
writer, rabbi
Affiliation 1
Chabad Lubavitch
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Tomchei Temimim
Ethnic group 1
Jewish people
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Yiddish
Place of birth 1
Moscow
Place of death 1
New York City
Religion or worldview 1
Judaism
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
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Summary

Born in Moscow[1], he… he was born on February 14, 1930[2]. He passed away in New York City[3]. He died on July 15, 2021[4]. He worked as a writer[5] and rabbi[6].

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Career and Affiliations

Positions held include Choizer[11], a position[23] and Meshfi[12], a role[24].

FAQs

Where was Yoel Kahn born?

Yoel Kahn was born in Moscow[1].

Where did Yoel Kahn die?

Yoel Kahn passed away in New York City[3].

Who were Yoel Kahn's parents?

Yoel Kahn's father was Refoel Nachman Kahan[7].

What did Yoel Kahn do for work?

Yoel Kahn worked as writer[5] and rabbi[6].

Where did Yoel Kahn go to school?

Yoel Kahn was educated at Tomchei Temimim[13].

Related Entities

Menachem Mendel Schneerson New York City United States

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  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 9w ago · Wiki6518 · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Yiddish, Hebrew
    Field of work → Chabad Lubavitch
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Field of work: Chabad Lubavitch, Added from LC Name Authority File no2016103944"
  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Moscow
    Library of Congress authority ID → no2016103944, no2021109962
    Relative → Yitzchok Ganzburg
    Citizenship → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32080|batch #32080]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (22)"
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