Rabbi Yitzchak Zilber, a Russian-speaking Rabbi and halachic authority, founded the Russian-speaking religious community in Eretz Yisrael.
Rav Yitzchok Zilber, native of Kazan, Russia descends from a distinguished family of rabbanim.
Rav Zilber was born months before the Russian Revolution in 1917. His father refused to allow him to attend the local anti-religious school and instead taught him at home.
By the time he was 15, Rav Zilber was giving shiurim throughout the city, despite the fact that it was against the law. His brilliance helped him gain admittance to university, where he trained as a mathematics professor.