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He died in a hotel in Riga while seeking medical treatment.

He had one daughter, who predeceased him before her marriage.

One of his most prominent students and a close friend, Rabbi Yisrael Avraham Abba Krieger, adopted his name since Rabbi Meir Simcha had no surviving children, carrying the full name Yisrael Avraham Abba Meir Simcha Krieger.