Rav Avrohom Tzvi Hirsch Kamai (Cheshvan 19, 5702 / 1941 - 83rd Yahrzeit)
Rav Avrohom Tzvi Hirsch Kamai was the last Rav of Mir. Born in the Lithuanian town of Shkod, his family traced its ancestry back to the brother of the Vilna Gaon, Rav Avrohom, mechaber of Maalos HaTorah. His father was Rav Eliyohu Boruch Kamai, who served as Rav of the communities of Shkod, Karelitz and Czechnovtza, following which he served as Rav of Mir and as head of the town’s Yeshiva. His chiddushim were published in Bris Melach. Rav Tzvi Hirsch’s wife, who was a clever and highly educated woman, opened a pharmacy in order to support the family. Rav Tzvi Hirsch assisted her from time to time when she needed help, and he would also prepare medicines for the customers according to the prescriptions that they brought. With his father’s petira, however, he replaced him as Rav and Rosh Yeshiva in Mir.
