Kevarim and nesios across Europe and Asia — a section of White Glove Kosher Travel.
Kever · Vilnius (Vilna) · Lithuania
רבי אליהו בן שלמה זלמן
Rabbi Eliyahu ben Shlomo Zalman
The Vilna Gaon · the Gra
Who he was
The Gaon of Vilna; reinterred in the ohel at the Sudervės cemetery after the old cemetery was destroyed.
Visitor experience
Practical notes from visitors — access, directions, and the condition of the site.
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- Seforim
- אדרת אליהו · ביאור הגר״א · שנות אליהו
- Yahrzeit
- י״ט תשרי · 5558 / 1797
- Buried in
- Vilnius Jewish Cemetery (Sudervės) — Ohel of the Vilna GaonVilnius (Vilna) · Lithuania
Also buried there
- The Ger Tzedek of Vilna — Count Valentin Potocki · Avraham ben Avraham
- The Chayei Adam · Rabbi Avraham Danzig