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Rabbi Aaron Adelson

lizensk12 — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 05:13:12 +0000

Rav, Brooklyn, NY
d. 6 Iyar, 1930 (5690)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
8211 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Path X, Row 71)

Rabbi Aaron b. Meir Myers

lizensk12 — Wed, 18 May 2011 05:04:53 +0000

Rav, New York City
d.
The tombstone is cracked and is in great need of repair. According to the Society Plot Map the Rav’s name is listed as Aaron Myers. In addition the plot alongside his, remains empty.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
82-11 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Corner of Main Road and Cedar Avenue, next to Rav Netkin)

Rabbi Abba Michel Kopelowitz

lizensk12 — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:04:40 +0000

Rav, New York City
d. 4 Cheshvan, 1907 (5706)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
8211 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
718-366-3784
Location: Path: GP
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Photo Credit: Sam Amsel. Brooklyn, New York

Rabbi Alter Shaul Pfeffer

lizensk12 — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:45:17 +0000

Moreh Dasrah, Beth Medrash HaGadol Anshe Ungaran
d. 19 Nissan, 1936 (5696) Chol Hamoed Pesach
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
8211 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
Location: Section 17 (on the hill)

Rabbi Aryeh Leib Meisler

lizensk12 — Thu, 06 May 2010 09:44:50 +0000

Rav, New York City
d. 5 Teves, 1903 (5664)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
82-11 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Location: Needed, Cemetery Directory: Louis Meisler)

Rabbi Avroham Yosef Ash

lizensk12 — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 20:33:36 +0000

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.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Machpelah Cemetery
82-30 Cypress Hills Street
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Enter from: Union Field Cemetery, Main Road, right on Path J past the trees into Machpelah Cemetery about fifteen feet to the right, look for candle box)

Rabbi Eliyahu Mordechai Finkelstein

lizensk12 — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:37:06 +0000

Moreh Dasrah Congregation Etz Chaim of Brooklyn
d. 25 Tamuz, 1949
Rav Finkelstein was the first Menahel of Mesivta Torah Vodath.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
82-11 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Path: X, Row: 71)

Rabbi Mechel Yehoshua Feinstein

lizensk12 — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:34:13 +0000

Rav in Brooklyn, NY
d. 22 Nissan, 1921
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
8211 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Path X, Row 71)

Rabbi Meyer Yehoshua Peikes

lizensk12 — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:21:05 +0000

Moreh Dasrah Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun
d. 2 Adar, 1929
In 1885 Rav Peikes, a member of the Agudath Harabonim was appointed the Congregations first Moreh Dasrah (Rabbi).
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
82-11 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Cedar Avenue, Path M on the right side, flat stone)

Rabbi Moshe Sobel (Sobol)

lizensk12 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:04:11 +0000

Rosh Yeshiva Rabbeinu Yitzchok Elchonon (RIETS)
d. 6 Sivan, 1920
Rav Sobel was also the Moreh Dasrah of Mesivta Tiferes Jerusalem prior to the arrival of Rav Moshe Feinstein in the late 1930’s. The Rav had a brother in New York, Rav Shmuel Dovid who authored Migdal Dovid on Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs).
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
8211 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Path X, Row 71)

Rabbi Moshe Weinberger

lizensk12 — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:17:10 +0000

Moreh D’Asrah Bais Medrash HaGadol Anshei Ungarin (Hungary)
d. 7 Sivan, 1940
Rav Moshe Weinberger was among the first Hungarian Rabbanim to arrive in the United States. After several troubled attempts at the Rabbonis the Rav founded the Pitt Street Matzah Bakery which he ran for many years. The Pitt Street Matzah Bakery was the forerunner of the now famous Streit’s Matzah Bakery.
Full bio to be posted.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
82-11 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Path 42, at the corner of Main and Maple Road, two rows in front of Chief Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Joseph)

Rabbi Naftali Reiter

lizensk12 — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:20:02 +0000

Moreh Dasrah Congregation Mogen Avroham Anshe Dukler
d. 16 Adar, 1911 (5671)
Rav Reiter was the only member of Chief Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Joseph’s Bais Din (Rabbinical Court) of chassidish descent.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
82-11 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Off Central Avenue)

Rabbi Nosson Nuta Netkin

lizensk12 — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:50:12 +0000

Grandson of Rav Aryeh Leib Gunzberg (Ginsburg) the Shagas Aryeh
d. 15 Teves, 1885
Rav Netkin was the son in law of Rav Yosef Zundel Salant. He was sent by his brother in law Rav Shmuel Slant to the United States to collect money for the impoverished Jews of the Old Yishuv.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
82-11 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Corner of Main Road and Cedar Avenue)

Rabbi Pinchos Aaron Bruder

lizensk12 — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:45:46 +0000

Rav in New York City
d. 26 Tammuz, 1927
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
82-11 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Path X, Gate: 23)

Rabbi Shimon Lamm

lizensk12 — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:18:36 +0000

More Dasrah Shiniver Klaus on the East Side
d. 16 Adar II, 1935
The Rav, a chossid of Rebbe Moshe Halberstam of Shiniv was born in the town of Belz. He married the daughter of Rebbe Yosef Chaim Glantz, the brother in law of the Sar Shalom of Belz. In 1910 he moved to New York.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
82-11 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Willow Avenue, Path U, Shiniver section)

Rabbi Shmuel Dovid Sobel (Sobol)

lizensk12 — Thu, 07 May 2009 07:37:42 +0000

Baal Migdal Dovid on Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs)
d. 13 Iyar, 1908
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
8211 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Path X, Row 71)

Rabbi Shneur Zalman Schneerson

lizensk12 — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:05:07 +0000

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)

Rabbi Yaakov Dov Ber Schatz

lizensk12 — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 17:04:05 +0000

Rav in New York City
d. 25 Sivan, 1905
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
82-11 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Path 42, at the corner of Main and Maple Road. In the same section as Chief Rabbi Yaakov Yosef. Four graves up nine graves in.)
The tombstone fell over and is in need of repair.

Rabbi Yaakov Dovid Gordon

lizensk12 — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:43:01 +0000

Chief Rabbi of Norfolk, Virginia
d. 23 Cheshvan 1947
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
82-11 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Main Road, left on Maple Road , right on Willow Road, right on Path Y, 75 feet on the left side, third grave in)

Rabbi Yaakov Dovid Berliner

lizensk12 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:34:19 +0000

Rav in New York City
d. 11 Elul, 1929
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
82-11 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Cedar Avenue and Path: X)

Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Joseph

lizensk12 — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:49:09 +0000

Chief Rabbi of New York City
d. 24 Tamuz, 1902 (5662)
Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum, the pervious Satmar Rebbe would encourage his chassidim to pray at the tzion of the Rav Yaakov Yosef. It is reported that many people have found salvation after visiting the tzion.
Full bio to be posted.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
82-11 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Path 42, at the corner of Main and Maple Road)

Rabbi Yechiel Dov Shapiro

lizensk12 — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:11:16 +0000

R”M, Yeshiva Rabbeinu Yitzchok Elchonon (RIETS)
d. 25 Cheshvan, 1917 (5678)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
82-11 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Location: Path 69, look for Jacob Shapiro)

Rabbi Yehoshua Kalmanson

lizensk12 — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:15:48 +0000

Rav, New York City
d. 1 Av, 1876 (5636)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Machpelah Cemetery
82-30 Cypress Hills Street
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Enter from: Union Field Cemetery, Main Road, right on Path J past the trees into Machpelah Cemetery about thirty feet to the right past Rav Ash)

Credit: Special thanks to Asher Lowy for assisting.

Rabbi Yeruchem Tzvi (Jerome) Kantrowitz

lizensk12 — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:03:13 +0000

Rav in New York City
d. 22 Kislev, 1892
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
82-11 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Corner of Main Road and Cedar Avenue, next to Rav Netkin)

Rabbi Yisroel Brukenfeld

lizensk12 — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:04:49 +0000

Rav, New York City
d. 27 Shevat, 1929 (5689)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
8211 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
718-366-3784
Location: Same section as Rav Yaakov Yosef Joseph (RJJ)
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Photo Credit: Asher Lowy, Brooklyn, New York

Rabbi Yissachar Dov Lamm

lizensk12 — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:45:52 +0000

Shiniver Klaus of the Lower East Side
d. 23 Adar II, 1916
The Rav was a great grandson of both the Sar Shalom of Belz and Rebbe Shimon Mariles of Yaroslav.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
82-11 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Willow Avenue, Path U, Shiniver section)

Rabbi Yoel Tzvi Landau

lizensk12 — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:23:48 +0000

Kalever Rosh Yeshiva
d. 29 Tishrei, 1904
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
82-11 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Path X, Gate: 23)

Rabbi Yosef Moshe Horowitz

lizensk12 — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:04:48 +0000

Maggid Shiur (Talmudic Lecturer), New York City
d. 27 Adar It, 1932 (5692)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
8211 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
718-366-3784
Location: Needed
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Rebbe Dovid Halberstam

lizensk12 — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:47:16 +0000

Sokolover Rebbe
d. 30 Kislev, 1939 (5700) Chanukah
The Rebbe was a grandson of Rebbe Yechezkel of Shiniv.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
82-11 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Willow Avenue, Path U, Shiniver section)

Rev Elchonon Yaakov (Jacob) Kantrowitz

lizensk12 — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:17:51 +0000

Rav in Brooklyn, NY
d. 23 Av, 1893
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Union Field Cemetery
82-11 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Cedar Avenue, Path M, part of a larger stone)
Anyone with biographical information for the Rav is asked to send it in.