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Denounced and Freed by the Emperor

A story ofRav Aharon Shimon Shapiroהרב אהרן שמעון בן בנימין וואלף שפיראProfile ›

It is told that when Rav Aharon Shimon was a dayan in Prague, he held firmly to honesty and justice in the community's tax affairs. Some in the community who opposed him informed on him to the authorities, who put him in prison for a short time and treated him harshly.

Emperor Leopold I set him free, and he gave him a letter of protection, written in gold letters.

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