Ezra Attiya (31 January 1885 – 25 May 1970) (Arabic: عزرا عطية) was one of the greatest teachers of Torah in the Sephardic Jewish world in the 20th century. He was rosh yeshiva of Porat Yosef Yeshiva in Jerusalem for 45 years, nurturing thousands of students who, together with their students, constitute the bulk of Sephardic Torah leadership today. Among Rabbi Attiya's most famous students are Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, Rabbi Ben Zion Abba Shaul, and Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri.
Read more about Ezra Attiya: Early Life, Marriage and Flight, Rosh Yeshiva, Final Years
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