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Rabbi Aryeh Leib Engelberg

October 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Moreh Dasrah, Cong. Ohev Tzedek (Taylor Road Synagogue)
d. 8 Kislev, 1997 (5758)
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

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Tags: Cleveland, OH · Ohio

Rabbi Avroham Betzalel Epstein

October 25th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Rav, Agudas Israel Golf Manor, Cincinnati, OH
d. 5 Elul, 1938 (5698)
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
Location: Section: 1, Row: 12, Grave Number: 12
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Tags: Cincinnati, OH · Ohio

Rabbi Avroham Yaakov Gershon Lesser

May 1st, 2009 · 5 Comments

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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Tags: Chief Rabbi · Cincinnati, OH · Ohio

Rabbi Binyamin Gittelson

November 4th, 2009 · 3 Comments

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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Tags: Cleveland, OH · Mystery · Ohio

Rabbi Dovid Barkin

September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

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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Tags: Cleveland, OH · Ohio · Rosh Yeshiva

Rabbi Eliezer Silver

January 14th, 2008 · 23 Comments

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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Tags: Chief Rabbi · Cincinnati, OH · Ohio

Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Bloch

February 11th, 2009 · 10 Comments

Rosh Yeshiva Telshe, Cleveland, Ohio
d. 28 Teves, 1955
Full bio to be posted.
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
(Ohel)

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Tags: Cleveland, OH · Ohio · Rosh Yeshiva

Rabbi Menachem Schoenbrun

February 5th, 2010 · 7 Comments

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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Tags: Cleveland, OH · Ohio

Rabbi Mordechai Tzvi Schwartz

March 17th, 2009 · 21 Comments

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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Tags: Cleveland, OH · Ohio

Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Leib Fine

January 4th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Rav, Cleveland, Ohio
d. 12 Iyar, 1945 (5705)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Mount Olive Cemetery
27855 Aurora Road
Solon, OH 44139
(440) 248-5100
Location: Needed

Photo Credit: “Reb Elya”

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Tags: Cleveland, OH · Ohio

Rabbi Shachne Isaacs

December 4th, 2008 · 18 Comments

Reb Shachne’s Shul
d. 9 Nissan, 1887 (5647)
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, [...]

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Tags: Cincinnati, OH · Needs Repair · Ohio · Pre 1900

Rabbi Shimon Fine

July 26th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Rav, Cleveland, Ohio
d. 2 Teves, 1951 (5712)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Mount Olive Cemetery
27855 Aurora Road
Solon, OH 44139
(440) 248-5100
Location: Needed

Photo Credit: “Reb Elya”

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Tags: Cleveland, OH · Ohio

Rabbi Yekusiel Yehudah Greenwald

January 23rd, 2008 · 15 Comments

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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Tags: Columbus, OH · Ohio

Rabbi Yissachar Dov (Bernard) Illowy

November 18th, 2008 · 34 Comments

Moreh Dasrah Congregation Shearith Yisroel
d. 3 Tammuz, 1871 (5631)
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 [...]

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Tags: Chief Rabbi · Cincinnati, OH · Needs Repair · Ohio · Pre 1900 · Rosh Yeshiva

Rabbi Yitzchok Moshe Silverman

April 20th, 2009 · 8 Comments

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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Tags: Chief Rabbi · Ohio · Toledo, OH

Rabbi Yitzchok Schapiro

September 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Chief Rabbi, Toledo, Ohio
d. 28 Kislev, 1901 (5662) Chanukah
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 – Mosoleum)

Photo Credit: Jack Mueller, Lakewood, NJ

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Tags: Chief Rabbi · Ohio · Toledo, OH

Rabi Yehoshua Rocker

July 12th, 2011 · 12 Comments

Rav, Cleveland, Ohio
d. 24 Adar, 1936 (5696)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Bet Olam Cemetery
25796 Chagrin Blvd
Beachwood, OH 44122
(216) 831-9441
Location: Needed

Photo Credit: Reb Elya, Cleveland, OH

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Tags: Cleveland, OH · Ohio