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Entries Tagged as 'Montefiore Cemetery'

Rabbi Aaron Agrovsky

July 14th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Rav, Chevra Mishnayos Eitz Chaim
d. 8 Adar, 1939 (5699)
The Rav was associated with a number of congregations throughout Brownsville.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
121-83 Springfield Boulevard
St. Albans (Queens), NY 11412
Location: Needed

Photo Credit: L’Zecher Nishmas Rav Chaim Stein ZT”L, Rosh Yeshivah Telshe Yeshiva

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Rabbi Avroham Yitzchok Yekelchick

May 4th, 2010 · No Comments

Rav, New York City
d. 7 Nissan, 1940 (5700)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
121-83 Springfield Boulevard
St. Albans (Queens), NY 11412
(Location: Needed)

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Rabbi Baruch Meir Rabinowitz

April 28th, 2008 · 10 Comments

Moreh Dasrah Congregation Tiferes HaGra
d. 8 Elul, 2000
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
121-83 Springfield Boulevard
St. Albans (Queens), NY 11412
(Montefiore Avenue, right on Lane O)

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Rabbi Ben Tzion Eisenstadt

August 24th, 2011 · 5 Comments

Jewish Historian
d. 29 Av, 1951 (5711)
The Rav was a prolific writer credited with recording much of the early Jewish history of these shores.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
121-83 Springfield Boulevard
St. Albans (Queens), NY 11412
Location: Needed

Photo Credit: L’Zecher Nishmas Rav Chaim Stein ZT”L, Rosh [...]

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Rabbi Eliyahu Harkavy

May 14th, 2009 · 6 Comments

Rav in New York City
d. 12 Tamuz, 1931
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Mount Carmel Cemetery
Chief Rabbi Joseph Section
83-45 Cypress Hills Street
Glendale, NY 11385
(Section: 1, Block: C, Map: 11, Grave: 6, Line: R-11R)

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Rabbi Gavriel Zev (Velvele) Margolis

January 28th, 2008 · 38 Comments

President of the Knesseth HaRabonim
d. 10 Elul, 1935
Rav Velvele married the daughter of Rav Nachum Kaplan, the famed Rebbe of the Chofetz Chaim. After moving to the United States in 1907, the Rav was appointed as the Chief Rabbi of Boston, MA where he established the Knesseth HaRabonim HaOrthdoksim d’America v’Canada, prior to moving to [...]

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Rabbi Gershon Epstein

January 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Baal Birkhat Chaim
d. 3 Tamuz, 1922
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
121-83 Springfield Boulevard
St. Albans (Queens), NY 11412
(Montefiore Avenue, right on Lane O, behind the Manestricher ohel at the end of the path, in the next section)

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Rabbi Menashe Margolis

January 28th, 2009 · 13 Comments

President of the Knesseth HaRabonim
d. 1 Sivan, 1954
Following the passing of his father, Rav Margolis assumed the presidency of the Knesseth HaRabonim HaOrthdoksim dAmerica vCanada. The organization ceased operations with the Rav’s passing.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
121-83 Springfield Boulevard
St. Albans (Queens), [...]

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Rabbi Michael Yosef Aaron Alter Lifshitz

October 13th, 2010 · 11 Comments

Rav, Toronto, Canada
d. 15 Shevat, 1947 (5707)
Anyone with information is asked to send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
121-83 Springfield Boulevard
St. Albans (Queens), NY 11412
Location: Gate: 634/N, Block: 15, Row: 011R, Grave: 1, Society Name: CHEV. TIFERETH AARON ISRAEL BETH JACOB

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Rabbi Miyrom Hillel Rappaport

July 20th, 2009 · 8 Comments

Bialystoker Shtut Maggid (Town Preacher)
d. 11 Iyar, 1963
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
121-83 Springfield Boulevard
St. Albans (Queens), NY 11412
Location: Section: United Hebrew Community, along  Carmel Avenue, first dirt path on the right side, before North 9 Street, a few rows in.

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Rabbi Moshe Binyamin Tomashoff

March 3rd, 2011 · 8 Comments

Rav, Brownsville, Brooklyn
d. 6 Teves, 1960 (5720)
The Rav was a prominent member of the Agudath Harabonim.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
121-83 Springfield Boulevard
St. Albans (Queens), NY 11412
(Location: Gate: 665/S, Block: 28, Row: 011R, Grave: 2, Society: Chevra Beth Israel of Brownsville)

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Rabbi Rafael Shmuel Weiss (Weisz)

July 19th, 2010 · 16 Comments

Rav, Jamaica, Queens, NY
d. 22 Elul, 1958 (5718)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
121-83 Springfield Boulevard
St. Albans (Queens), NY 11412
Location: Needed

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Rabbi Shimon Deutsch

January 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment

Rav in New York City
d. 12 Kislev, 1928 (5689)
Anyone with biographical information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
121-83 Springfield Boulevard
St. Albans (Queens), NY 11412
718-528-1700

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Rabbi Shloma Zlatalov

January 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Baal Zichron Menachem
d. 18 Adar II, 1932
Rav Zlatalov the author of  Zichron Menachem which was named after his father who was a Rav in New York City.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
121-83 Springfield Boulevard
St. Albans (Queens), NY 11412
(Montefiore Avenue, right on Lane O, [...]

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Rabbi Shlomo Schwartz

May 1st, 2009 · 4 Comments

Moreh Dasrah Congregation Knesset Yisroel
d. 20 Tammuz, 1936 (5696)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
121-83 Springfield Boulevard
St. Albans (Queens), NY 11412
(Section: United Hebrew Community, Carmel Avenue, first dirt path on the right side, before North 9 Street)

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Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Wein

April 29th, 2011 · 7 Comments

Rav, New York City
d. 8 Kislev, 1918 (5679)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
121-83 Springfield Boulevard
St. Albans (Queens), NY 11412
Location: Benjamin RoadPhoto Credit: Asher Lowy, Brooklyn, NY

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Rabbi Shneur Zalman Schneerson

June 19th, 2009 · 18 Comments

Nassi, Shevet Yehuda Institute
d. 18 Tammuz, 1980
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
Lubavitcher Section
226-20 Francis Lewis Boulevard
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(Directly behind the Lubavitcher ohel, alongside the Tomashpol Rebbe)

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Rabbi Uri Felshin

June 17th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Nasi, United Galil Aid Society
d. 25 Av, 1947
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
121-83 Springfield Boulevard
St. Albans (Queens), NY 11412

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Rabbi Yaakov Eliyahu Rabinowitz

August 10th, 2010 · 8 Comments

Rav, Bnai Israel of Linden Heights, Brooklyn, NY
d. 15 Adar II, 1943 (5703)  Shushan Purim
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
121-83 Springfield Boulevard
St. Albans (Queens), NY 11412
T: 718-528-1700
Location: Gate: 263/W, Block: 83, Row: 001R, Grave: 11, Society: Bnai Israel of Linden Heights

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Rabbi Yeshaya Yosef Margolin

February 1st, 2011 · 6 Comments

Rav, New York City
d. 7 Adar I, 1943 (5703)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
121-83 Springfield Boulevard
St. Albans (Queens), NY 11412
(Location: Benjamin corner North 7th Street)

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Rabbi Yitzchok Fisholes

June 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Rav in New York City
d. 11 Iyar, 1982
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
121-83 Springfield Boulevard
St. Albans (Queens), NY 11412
(Section: United Hebrew Community, Carmel Avenue, first dirt path on the right side, before North 9 Street)

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Rabbi Yitzchok Yaakov Schevelovitz

April 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Moreh Dasrah Congregation Adas Yeshurun, Middle Village, NY
d. 10 Kislev, 1953
Rav Schevelovitz was among the over 400 Rabbanim and Admorim who on Erev Yom Kippur, 1943 marched on Washington demanding that the Roosevelt administration help save the Jews of Europe.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to [...]

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Rabbi Yoel Summer

June 21st, 2010 · 11 Comments

Rav, Linova, Belarus
d. 10 Tishrei, 1938 (5699) Yom Kippur
The Rav was ordained by Rav Chaim Soloveitchik of Brisk.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
121-83 Springfield Boulevard
St. Albans (Queens), NY 11412
Location: Society Number: 910 Cong. Shomrei Emunah, Block: 3, Row: 012L, Grave: 18, Gate: [...]

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Rabbi Zalman Shimon Dworkin

December 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Chief Rabbi, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
d. 17 Adar, 1985 (5745)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
Lubavitcher Section
226-20 Francis Lewis Boulevard
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(Right side of ohel)

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Rabbi Zev Lifshitz

February 28th, 2012 · 5 Comments

Rav, New York City
d. 29 Adar II, 1984 (5744)
Anyone with information is asked to send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
121-83 Springfield Boulevard
St. Albans (Queens), NY 11412
Location: Gate: 634/N, Block: 15, Row: 011R, Grave: 1, Society Name: CHEV. TIFERETH AARON ISRAEL BETH JACOB

Photo Credit: Yossel Hoizman, Lakewood, NJ

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Rebbe Aryeh Leib Schochet

January 15th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Radifker Rebbe
d. 6 Teves, 1928
The Rebbe came to these shores from Russia in 1907. His Lekutim Yekarim was the first known safer (book) on chassidus published in  America.
Anyone with information is asked to send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
121-83 Springfield Boulevard
St. Albans (Queens), NY 11412
(Lane O, behind the [...]

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Rebbe Avroham Yaakov Panitch

July 21st, 2009 · 3 Comments

Makarover Rebbe of New York
d. 24 Adar, 1964
The Rebbe’s father-in-law was Rebbe Dovid Twersky, the Makarov Kiev Rebbe (d. 1902). The Makarov Kiev Rebbe was married to the daughter of Rebbe Avroham Twersky, the Trisker Maggid (d. 1889). Sadly the Rebbe left no descendants.
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Rebbe Chaim Moshe Yehoshua Schneerson – Twersky

January 11th, 2008 · 24 Comments

Tomashpol Koidnover Rebbe
d. 11 Elul, 1959
The Rebbe is a direct descendant of Rebbe Schneur Zalman of Liadi, the Baal HaTanya. In addition, the Rebbe’s grandmother was the granddaughter of Rebbe Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev (d. 1810).
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
Lubavitcher Section
226-20 [...]

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Tags: Admorim · Liadi / Lubavitch · Montefiore Cemetery · Queens / L.I., NY

Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson

January 11th, 2008 · 13 Comments

Lubavitcher Rebbe
The Rebbe’s ohel is the most frequented grave in the United States.
d. 3 Tamuz, 1994
Full bio to be posted.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
Lubavitcher Section
226-20 Francis Lewis Boulevard
Cambria Heights, NY 11411

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Tags: Admorim · Liadi / Lubavitch · Montefiore Cemetery · Queens / L.I., NY

Rebbe Moshe Chaim Ephraim Weisbard

February 24th, 2011 · 6 Comments

Admor
d. 24 Elul, 1935 (5695)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Old Montefiore Cemetery
226-20 Francis Lewis Boulevard
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(Enter from Lubavitcher Section, 150 feet to the right of the ohel along Abraham Avenue on the right side)

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