Bloch, Chajim, 1881-

Born in Nagy Boscko, Austria-Hungary (now USSR) on June 27, 1881, Chaim Bloch was ordained as a rabbi and emigrated to Vienna in 1915. He served as a chaplain in the Austro-Hungarian army during World War I, and afterwards worked as an author in Vienna. He was the author of the Prager Golem. He emigrated to the United States via Great Britain in 1939. Bloch continued his literary work in the United States, and died in New York City on January 23, 1973.

From the guide to the Chaim Bloch Collection, 1916-1969, (Leo Baeck Institute Archives)

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