[Avodah] Nittelnacht

[Dov Bloom]

At 07:51 26/12/2007, you wrote:
>I heard it said about the Sochachover (IIRC) that he was willing to  risk 
>whatever Gehenom he would get for learning Torah on Tisha B'Av.   Can anyone 
>confirm that? 

This is commonly quoted from the Rogatchover , R Yosef Rosen 1858-1936, author of the Tzopnat Pa'aneach. 

The Socachover was Avraham Bornstein author of the Avnei Nezer and Eglei Tal (1839-1910).