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Chief Rabbi of Szeged, Hungary
d. 1 Teves, 1991
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Beth David Cemetery
300 Elmont Road
Elmont, NY 11003
(Congregation Beth Medrash HaGadol of East New York section)

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Rav in New York
d. 22 Tishrei, 1994(5755) Shemini Atzeres
Rav Yaakov Kantrowitz, the chief rabbi of Trenton, NJ was the Rav’s father.
Anyone with biographical information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Wellwood Cemetery
Wellwood Avenue
Farmingdale, NY 11735
(Corner of North and Zangwill Avenue, Block: 54, Section: Tiferes Jerusalem)

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Rav, Brownsville, Brooklyn
d. 12 Elul, 1924 (5684)
Anyone with biographical information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Mount Lebanon Cemetery
7800 Myrtle Avenue
Glendale, NY 11385
Location: Block: F, Section: 6, along the main path near Herzel Avenue

Photo Credit: Shmuel Amsel, Brooklyn, NY

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Moreh Dasrah Congregation Tifereth Yisroel
d. 2 Av, 1945 (5705)
In October 1943, Rav Lehrman participated in the historic March on Washington in which over 400 mostly Orthodox rabbis marched through the streets of Washington demanding that the Roosevelt administration help save the Jews of Europe.
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Chief Rabbi of Fall River, Massachusetts
d. 17 Iyar, 1943
Rav Lipschitz a member of the Agudath Harabonim served as Chief Rabbi in Fall River for close to 40 years.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Notre Dame Cemetery
(Stafford Road Cemetery Section)
1540 Stafford Road
Fall River, MA 02721
(508) 673-1561

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Chief Rabbi, Hunyad, Romania
d. 3 Iyar, 1994 (5754)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Beth Moses Cemetery
Wellwood Avenue
Farmingdale, NY 11735
(Alongside the Krasner ohel)

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Rav in East Haven, CT
d. 9 Tishrei, 1948 (5709)
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Directions to kever:
Bikur Cholim Cemetery
Brockett Place
East Haven , CT 06512

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Rav in Toronto, Canada
d. 11 Sivan, 1941 (5701)
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Directions to kever:
Roselawn Avenue Cemetery
619 Roselawn Avenue
Toronto ON, Canada
(To the left of the Krakover Toronto Rebbe’s ohel)

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Chief Rabbi of Portland, Maine
d. 2 Sivan, 1927
The Rav authored Nachal Avroham which includes a collection of droshos (lectures) he deliverer in Portland. In 1898 the Rav moved to Boston, MA where he remained until in passing.
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Directions to kever:
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Rav Adas Bnei Yisroel Shomrei Shabbos of Brooklyn
d. 28 Elul, 1942 (5702)
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Directions to kever:
Mount Judah Cemetery Section One
81-14 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Section: 1, Block: U:7,  Bethel Avenue on the right side facing the road)

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Chief Rabbi New Brunswick, NJ
d. 20 Cheshvan, 1933 (5694)
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Directions to kever:
Lodi, NJ

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Congregation Tzemach Tzedek Nusach Ari
d. 23 Kislev, 1939 (56999)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Mount Judah Cemetery Section Two
81-14 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Section: 2, Block: 9, Society: Zem Zed Nus Hoari, along the road on the right side)

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Moreh Dasrah Chasam Sopher Shul (Clinton Street)
d. 27 Av, 2006
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Beth David Cemetery
300 Elmont Road
Elmont, NY 11003
(Bethel Avenue between Lincoln and Washington Avenue, left side, towards the back of the section)

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Chief Rabbi of Cincinnati, OH
d. 10 Tishrei, 1924 (Yom Kippur)
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Directions to kever:
Schachnus (Beth Tefyla # 6) Cemetery
Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati Association
1711 Sunset Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45238
(513) 961-0178
(Surrounded by a large white stone fence)

Photo credit Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati

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Moreh Dasrah, Bais Medrash HaGadol of Brownsville
d. 10 Elul, 1958 (5718)
Rav Koplowitz worked endlessly to help improve the standards of kashrus (ritual slaughter) in the United States.
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Directions to kever:
Mount Carmel Cemetery Section One
83-45 Cypress Hills Street
Glendale NY 11385
(Bais Medrash HaGadol of [...]

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Rosh Yeshiva Mesivta Torah Vodath
d. 28 Av, 2001 (5761)
Full bio to be posted.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Mount Judah Cemetery Section Two
81-14 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Corner of Emanuel and Washington Avenue)

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Shklover Illui
d. 13 Sivan, 1934 (5693)
The Rav who was involved with Yeshivas Tiferes Jerusalem (MTJ) was a student in the famed Volozhiner Yeshiva.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Mount Judah Cemetery Section One
81-14 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Location: Lebanon Road and Sinai Avenue, Section V:1, along [...]

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Moreh Dasrah Congregation Bnai Yaakov Providence, R.I.
d. 18 Elul, 1936 (5696)
Rav Schechter was the Chief Rabbi of Houston, Texas prior to arrival in Providence.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Lincoln Park Cemetery
Chesed Shel Emes Association
1469 Post Road
Warwick, RI 02888
(Section: Sons of Zion – 2G, corner [...]

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Chief Rabbi of Yugoslavia
d. 29 Kislev, 1978
The Rav was appointed to the Yugoslavian Senate by King Alexander of Yugoslavia.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Beth David Cemetery
300 Elmont Road
Elmont, NY 11003

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Moreh Dasrah Shaare Torah Anshe Maariv, Chicago, IL
d. 2 Nissan, 1945 (5705)
The Rav was a member of the Agudath Harabonim and Vaad Harabonim of Chicago.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Waldheim Cemetery Company
1400 Des Plaines Avenue
Forest Park, IL 60130
708-366-4757
Location: Gate: 9, Lot: 19, Section: 2, Row: [...]

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Rav, New York City
d. 7 Nissan, 1940 (5700)
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Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
121-83 Springfield Boulevard
St. Albans (Queens), NY 11412
(Location: Needed)

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Moreh Dasrah of Congregation Nidchei Israel of Baltimore, Maryland
d. 5 Cheshvan, 1862
Rav Rice was the fist ordained Rav to serve as Moreh Dasrah of a congregation in this country. Rav Rice was a talmid (student) of Rav Avroham Bing the Chief Rabbi of Wurzburg and subsequently of Rav Wolf Hamburger of Fuerth. As the first [...]

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Founder of the Bais Hamedrash HaGadol of Norfolk Street
d. 25 Iyar, 1887
Rav Ash was from the first European style Rabbanim to organize and lead a congregation in New York City. Eventually his fame and authority spread across the country. No orthodox congregation in the United States would accept a shoichet (ritual slaughterer) without his certification.
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Rav in New York City
d. 27 Kislev, 1912
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Mount Zion Cemetery
59-63 54th Avenue
(Off Maurice Avenue)
Maspeth, NY 11378
(Left Section)
Part of a larger stone.

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Rav of Union City, NJ
d. 27 Tishrei, 1945 (5705)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Beth David Cemetery
300 Elmont Road
Elmont, NY 11003
(Section: A1, Society: Congregation Linath Hatzedek, First part of Emanuel Avenue)

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Rav, Newark, NJ
d. 8 Teves, 1915 (5676)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Newark Jewish Cemetery
308 Grove Street
Newark, NJ 07103-1337
(973) 373-0144‎
Location: Needed

Photo Credit: David Weider of  Williamsburg

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Rav, New York City
d. 13 Kislev, 1931 (5692)
Anyone with information is asked to send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Mount Lebanon Cemetery
7800 Myrtle Avenue
Glendale, NY 11385
Location: Block: A, Section: 4, Society: Ohab Zedek, along Machpela Avenue

Photo Credit: Shmuel Amsel, Brooklyn, NY

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Rav in New Rochelle, New York
d. 21 Iyar, 1930
Rav Eisenstadt studied at the Yeshiva of Minsk. It is unclear if Rav the attended Rav Shlomo Glovenchitz yeshiva in Minsk, the same yeshiva that Rav Aaron Kotler and Rav Reuven Grozovsky attended. The Rav was a descendant of Rav Meir Eisenstadt (1670-1744) also known as the [...]

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Rosh Yeshiva Mishkan Israel, Philadelphia
d. 18 Iyar, 1925 (Lag BaOmer)
The Rav moved to Philadelphia in 1905 from Kiev, Russia.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Har Jehuda Cemetery
8400 Lansdowne Avenue
Upper Darby, PA 19082
(610) 789-2104

Photo Credit: David Weider of  Williamsburg

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Rav, Pittsburgh, PA
d. 17 Iyar, 1943 (5703)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Shaare Torah Congregation Cemetery
827 Stewart Avenue (Carrick Section of the City)
Pittsburgh, PA 15227
(Location: Center, H)

Photo Credit: Rich Boyer, Pittsburgh, PA

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