רבן שמעון בן גמליאל השני – Shimon (Simeon) ben Gamliel II, third generation tanna, and grandson of Shimon ben Gamliel I. As a boy, he survived the Bar Kokhba revolt, the siege of Bethar, and the Roman occupation. He became President of the Great Sanhedrin while it was situated in Usha.
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