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Chief Rabbi of Cincinnati, OH
d. 10 Tishrei, 1924 (Yom Kippur)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
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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Chief Rabbi of Cleveland, OH
d. 1932
Rav Gittelson was born in Lithuania (1851-1853), son of Rav Yehuda Leib a descendant of Rav Yeshaya Halevi Horowitz, Shelah Hakadosh. The Rav’s father passed away when he was eight. Impoverished, he wandered from town to town for charitable donations enabling him to receive a traditional yeshiva education. Rav Gittelson attended [...]

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R”M Telshe, Cleveland, Ohio
d. 29, Kislev, 2006 (5767) Chanukah
Rav Barkin was a son-in-law of Rav Eliyahu Meir Bloch.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Mount Olive Cemetery
27855 Aurora Rd
Solon, OH 44139
(440) 248-5100
(Near the ohel of Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Bloch)

Photo Credit: Jack Mueller, Lakewood, NJ

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President of the Agudath HaRabonim
d. 9 Shevat, 1968
Full bio to be posted.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Knesset Israel Cemetery
Anderson Ferry Road (corner Sidney Road)
Cincinnati, OH 45238
(Enter the cemetery at the main gate in the middle section to the left is Rav Silver’s tzion.)

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Rosh Yeshiva Telshe, Cleveland, Ohio
d. 28 Teves, 1955
Full bio to be posted.
Mount Olive Cemetery
27855 Aurora Rd
Solon, OH 44139
(440) 248-5100
(Ohel)

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Rav, Congregation Knesses Yisroel, Cleveland, OH
d. 25 Shevat, 1943 (5703)
The Rav, a respected authority on shechita (ritual slaughter) also wrote Minchas Sofer a collection of homiletics on the torah. Prior to his position in Cleveland he served as Moreh Dasrah of Scranton, PA and Bridgeport, CT respectively.
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Clevelander Rav
d. 11 Elul, 1962
Full bio to be posted.
Mount Olive Cemetery
27855 Aurora Rd
Solon, OH 44139
(440) 248-5100
(Alongside the ohel of Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Bloch)

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Reb Shachne’s Shul
d. 9 Nissan, 1887
Rav Isaacs founded Congregation Bet Tefillah in 1866, a synagogue which was commonly known as Reb Shachne’s Shul.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Schachnus (Beth Tefyla # 6) Cemetery
Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati Association
1711 Sunset Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45238
(Old section, main [...]

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Moreh Dasrah Congregation Beth Jacob, Columbus, Ohio
19 Nissan, 1955
Full bio to be posted.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
New Beth Jacob Cemetery
Alum Creek Dr & Performance Way
Columbus, OH 43207
(Section 8, Lot 3)

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Moreh Dasrah Congregation Shearith Yisroel
d. 3 Tamuz, 1871
Rav Illowi was ordained by Rav Moshe Schreiber, the Chasam Sofer and was among the first Rabbanim to serve in the United States. From the time of his arrival on these shores in 1853 until his passing, the Rav spent his time fighting to influence and uphold true [...]

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Chief Rabbi, Toledo, Ohio
d. 11 Iyar, 1934 (5694)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Beth Shalom Cemetery
434 Otter Creek Rd
Oregon (Toledo), OH 43616-1203
(Ohel – Mausoleum)

Photo Credit: Jack Mueller, Lakewood, NJ

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