His first marriage to Batya Brina bore three sons and a daughter . His wife and two of his sons were killed in the great Galilee earthquake of 1837 , while Avraham was away in Europe collecting funds for the community . His son Zeev survived because he was studying at a yeshiva in Jerusalem at the time
Galilee earthquake of 1837
Galilee earthquake of 1837
Avraham Wolfensohn