Tovia Preschel

Rabbi Tovia (Theodore) Preschel (1922-2013) was a Jewish biographer, historian and journalist.

His biographical sketches, some spanning two or more issues, appeared in The Jewish Press for decades.

Encyclopedias to which he contributed include Yivo Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia Talmudit and Encyclopaedia Judaica. Preschel authored Encyclopedia Americana's Talmud article.

Biography He was born in 1922 to Moshe and Pearl Liba Preschel. His siblings were Dorah, an older sister, and Yosef, who died before Tovia was born. Prior to the outbreak of World War II the family lived in Vienna. Tovia survived in London after being sent via a Kindertransport in 1938.

Preschel's Jewish education while in England included studying with Rabbi Elya Lopian. The Hanover Haggadah (originally published 1861)