Avraham Yehoshua Heschel
Avraham Yehoshua "Heschel" was a renowned rabbi and talmudist in Kraków, Poland.
In 1654 Heschel became Chief Rabbi of Kraków, succeeding Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller upon his death.
Subsequent to the Chmielnicki massacres, Heschel was lenient in allowing agunahs to remarry.
Heschel's second wife was Dina, the granddaughter of Saul Wahl, who according to folklore was king of Poland for one day.
Heschel's main students are Rabbi David Halevi Segal, and Rabbi Shabsia Cohen.
Heschel is buried in the Old Jewish Cemetery of Kraków, also known as the Remuh Cemetery.
