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Baal Bad Kodesh of Philadelphia
d. 2 Tamuz, 1930
The Rav served in numerous cities across the United States among them Philadelphia, PA, Trenton, NJ, and Baltimore, MD.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Mount Sharon Cemetery
502 E Springfield Road
Springfield, PA 19064
(Just outside of Philadelphia.)
610-543-8900

Photo Credit: David Weider [...]

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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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Chief Rabbi of Philadelphia, PA
d. 4 Tishrei, 1952 (5713)
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Full bio to be posted.
Directions to kever:
Congregation Mikveh Israel Cemetery
5500 Market St
Philadelphia, PA 19139
(Its advisable to call the cemetery in advance (215) 922-5446.)

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Congregation Bnai Abraham, Philadelphia
d. 1 Adar I, 1891
Rav Kleinberg was born in the town of Bavisk, Lithuania and was the son-in-law of Rav Yisrael Lipchitz, the Chief Judge of the Vilna Bias Din. Soon after his father-in-laws passing the Rav was appointed as his replacement. He was then known as Rav Eliezer Dayan.
In 1890 Chief [...]

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Cremenetzer Rebbe
d. 16 Av, 1932
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Mount Sharon Cemetery
502 E Springfield Rd
Springfield, PA 19064
(Just outside of Philadelphia.)
610-543-8900

Photo Credit: David Weider of  Williamsburg

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Tolna Philadelphia Rebbe
d. 25 Sivan, 1972 (5732)
Anyone with information is asked to send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Mount Sharon Cemetery
502 E Springfield Road
Springfield, PA 19064
(Just outside of Philadelphia.)
(610) 543-8900

Photo Credit: David Weider of  Williamsburg

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Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia
d. 8 Shevat, 1868
Rev Leeser founded The Occident, the first general American Jewish magazine. The Occident is one of the most important records of American Jewish life in the middle decades of the nineteenth century. Rev Lesser was the first Rabbinic authority in the United Stated to introduce a weekly sermon as [...]

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