CHIAM  TARNOPOLSKY (Paul)  Born 1841 Died 1921 Place of Birth Rzhishchev, Ukraine Place of Burial Dnepropetrovsk, Russia
Chaim Tarnopolsky was born in 1841 in Rzhishchev, Ukraine. The shtetl is about 39 miles SE of Kiev. His wife was Sure Ester, who was born in 1843. He would spend much of his time reading and praying. He worked as a watchman of a lumberyard. Chaim died from pneumonia in 1921 in Dnepropetrovsk at the age of 80. Chiam was a deeply religious man who would spend hours alone reading and praying in his room.