Rabbi Dovid Klaper
ืืื ื"ืจ ืืืจืื
Tzaddik Nister (Hidden) of New York CityDate of Death:
Sun. October 6, 1935 -
Tishrei 9 5696
Erev Yom Kippur
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Directions to Kever: Beth David Cemetery in Elmont, NY maintains computerized records and will provide a detailed location map upon request. Location: Section: Slutzker Synagogue East Side Torah Center of New York City
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The Finish Line athletic chain is owned by David Klapper perhaps there is a connection.
Yes! it’s Klapper. That’s how it’s spelled on the bottom base (which is cut off on this picture).
I ‘d very appreciative if someone can come up with any info.
I have uploaded more pictures.
Would it be safe to assume that he was very well-to-do and that the ‘Nistar’ title is referring to him helping out people in a non-publicized (hidden) fashion and not that he was one of the 36 hidden tzaddikim or hidden tzadikkim, think Rav Nuchemke or Rav Borgerman (on this site) – not to compare but you get the jist what I mean.
The marker is very impressive and distinct.
Link to pictures:
http://s949.photobucket.com/albums/ad339/aman51/Klapper/
Thanks Asher,
So the name is actually spelled Klapfer, that re-opens the avenue of research, at the time I have looked into this and could not find anythging on this mysterious person, who we now learn that was well off and offered his wealth to those in need.
Is there any family members buried around him?
Miller I doubt that the change in spelling will give you more light to search, I have done this before and haven’t gotten anywhere.
Miller, I did not look around, Beth David is pretty far and i tend to hop in and out in less than 10-15 minutes. I was wrong with spelling of name, it looked like PP not PF, Iwas even more rushed the 1st time I visited, literally was out in 5 minutes.
BBZ, i wouldn’t give up yet – you guys have been very successful in un-earthing the unknown.
Can we get the full inscription?
ืืืืจ ืขืืื ืืืื ืฆืืืง
‘ืค’ ื
ืฆืืืง ืืกืื ืืขื ืื
ืืืื ืืจืืื ืืืืื ืืืืจื
ืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืฉื
ืขื ืืชืืจื ืืขื ืืขืืืื
ืืกืคื ืืฆืืงืชื ื ืชื ืืกืชืจ
ืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืข ืืฉื
-ื ืกืชืจ-
ืืืจื ืืฆืืงืชื ืืืจืื
ืจ’ ืืื ื”ืจ ืืืจืื
ืงืืืคืคืขืจ
ื ืคืืจ ืื ืข”ื ืฉื ื
ื’ ืชืฉืจื ืชืจืฆ”ื
ืช ื ืฆ ื”ื
David Klapfer
Died OCT. 6 1935
Age 77 Years
Thanks. Seems like he must have been really big!
The person buried on the left is R’ Simcha Epstein. Below is the complete copy.
EPSTEIN
ืค”ื
ืฉ’ืืืจ ืืฆืืช ืืืฉ ืืืื ืื
ื’ืจืืืฅ ืชืืจื ืืื ืืจืืื
ื’ืกืื ืืขื ืื ืืืื ืืกืืื
ื’ืื ืืชืืจื ืืืืืช ืืืืื
ืจ’ ืฉืืื ืืืจื ืืจืื ืืืื ืืฆ”ื
ื ืค’ ื’ ืืืืืฉ ืืืจ ืฉื ืช ืชืฉ”ื
ืช ื ืฆ ื ” ื
Any idea where the Slutzker synagoe was located or who served as Rav at the time of Klapfers’ pasing?
BTW someone on Flickr has tons of photos of all Slutzker plots with almost 1000 photos of markers
Google ‘david klapfer’ and you will find it,
Here is one from Chaim Wilowsky a son of the Rydve”z http://www.flickr.com/photos/8539228@N04/527079966/ interesting that he is not mentioned in his Tzvueh (will) printed in Bies Rydve”z
The Slutzker synagogue is still operating as the East Side Torah Center, maybe there’s a Pinkes in the shul.
Miller I’m also wondering where it is the kever of Rabbi Yosef Kanvitz the SIL of the Rydva”z who was Rav of Elizabeth NJ
BBZ, In tzefas:
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=10022&st=&pgnum=48&hilite=
He was originally buried in the US and after 2 years his body was exhumed and reburied in Tzfas. Amazingly when they took out his body after 2 years it was still intact.
Hi all sounds like a wonderful person
my name is klapper and spelt the exact way any one with more info
Daniel, the spelling on the marker is with PF (Klapfer) not PP (Klapper) – although engraved in stone, nothing is actually engraved in stoneโฆ names and spellings were often Americanized and changed. Do you have a family treeโฆ so far anything about him is still Nistar – hidden!
Asher asked above:
“Any idea where the Slutzker synagoe was located or who served as Rav at the time of Klapfersโ pasing?”
The Beis Haknesses Anshie Slutzk was located on 34 Pike St. in NYC, I found the article in “The Sun” from Feberuary 04, 1904 when the Shul was dedicated. At that time the Rabbi was named Potechin (no first name given).
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030272/1907-02-04/ed-1/seq-7/
From what I understand, Rabbi Yaakov Eskolsky was also the Rabbi of this shul.
Thanx YD!
Correct. R. Miller – from around 1910 until around 1918.
The Slutzker shul eventually merged with another institution to form the East Side Torah Center.
BTW – the shul also has burial plots at the United Hebrew Cemetery in Staten Island. I have a GGGF who is buried there (R. Eskolsky’s shver)
I have in-laws who were decsended from Potechins from Slutzk – I will have to investigate this further.
If you want a good contact for info re: East Side Torah Center history, please contact me at eskolskyinfo@yahoo.com
Hi all
I am looking for any information on Klapfer family, originally from Zarnowiec, Poland
Thanks
Roni
http://198.153.76.147/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1054938&sid=10b5314f9e541851041d9772984524f4#p1054938
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ืื ืจืขืืข ืืื ืืืขืื ื ืงืืืื ืคืืจืืืจืืข ืืฆืืื ืืื ืื ืืืืื ืืืฉืขืจ ืืืช ืขืืื ‘ืืืช ืืื’ ืืื ืขืืืื ื ื ืื ืืืจืง, ืืืืฃ ืื ืงืจืงืข ืคืื ืขื ืกืืืฆืงืขืจ ืฉืืื. ืื ืืฆืืื ืืืืขื ื ืืื ืืื ืคืืืืขื ื: ืืืืจ ืขืืื ืืืื ืฆืืืง, ืค.ื . ืฆืืืง ืืกืื ืืขื ืื ืืืื ืืจืืื ืืืืื ืืืืจื ืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืฉื ืขื ืืชืืจื ืืขื ืืขืืืื ืืกืคื ืืฆืืงืชื ื ืชื ืืกืชืจ ืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืข ืืฉื -ื ืกืชืจ- ืืืจื ืืฆืืงืชื ืืืจืื ืจโ ืืื ืโืจ ืืืจืื ืงืืืคืคืขืจ ื ืคืืจ ืื ืขโื ืฉื ื ืโ ืชืฉืจื ืชืจืฆโื ืชื ืฆืโื.
ืคืื ืืืขืืื ืืื ืื ืืฆืืื ืืขืฆืืืื ืื ืืืืื ืืขืจ ืคืื ืืขืืขืจ ืืืืก ืืื ืขืก ืคืขืจืืขื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืขืจ ืืืืจืืื ืืืืฃ ื ืืืื. ืืืืื ืืขืจ ืฆืืื ืขืก ืืื ื ืืืืขืจ ืืื ืื ืขืคืืืข ืืืขื ืคืจืืฉ ืืคืืขืคืื ืขื ืข ืงืืจืื ืคืื ‘ืฆืืืงืื ื ืกืชืจืื’ ืฉืคืจืืฆื ืืืืฃ ืืืฉืื ืืืงืจืื. ืืืขืจ ืืขืืข ืจืขืืืืขื ืงืขื ืืขืจ ืืขื ืืฉ ืืืืก ืืืื ื ืืฉื ืฆื ืฆืืขื ืฉื ืขืืข ืืกืงื ืืช ืืื ืืื ื ืืืืขืจืขืจืืืื ืืคืืขืืืืขื ื ืื ืืืืคืฉืจืืคืื ืืืืคื ืืฆืืื ืืื ืชืืืฃ ืืขืืขืื ืื ืื “ื ืกืชืจ” ืืืืกืืจืืง ืืืฆืืื ืืื ืฆื ืืืื ืืืืกืืขืจืืืฉืข ืฆืืงื ืืืืฃ ื ืืชื ืืกืชืจ’ืืืืขืจ ืคืืจื ืขื.
ืืืขืฉื ืืืืืกื ืืืจ ื ืืื ืืฉื ืฆืืคืื ืืืขืื ืืขืจ ืืื ื ืืจ ืืืก ืื ืขืจ ืืื ืืขืืืขื ืื ืขืื ืืขืจ ืืขื ืืฉ ืคืื ืืืืืฉืขืจ ืืคืฉืืื. ืืืื ืคืืืขืจ ืืื ืืขืืืืกื ืืืจืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืขืจ ืืืืื. ืืขืงืืืขื ืฆื ืื ืคืืจืืืื ืืืืข ืฉืืืื ืืื ืชืจืก”ื ืืื ืขืจ ืืื ืฉืืืจืง ืืฆืืื ืืขืืืขื ืืื ืืืื ืข ืืขืฉืขืคืื, ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืขืก ืืื ืืืืคืืขืฉืจืืื ืืืืฃ ืื ืืฆืืื ืืื ืขืจ ืคืืจืืจืขื ืื ืืืื ืข ืืขื ืืื ื ืขืื ืืื ืืขืจื ืขื, ืขืจ ืืื ืืขืฉืืืจืื ืืื ืขืืืขืจ ืคืื 77 ืืืืจ (ืืืื ืคืืจืฉืืืขื ืข ืฉืจืืคืื 71 ืืืืจ) ืืื ืืืืฉ ืชืฉืจื ืชืจืฆ”ื.
ืืืืจืฉืืื ืืื ืืื ืืขืจ ืืื ืืขืืืขื ื ื ืกืชืจ ืืื ืืืื ืข ืืขืฉื ืฆืืงื ืืืกื, ืืขืจืืืขืจ ืืื ื ืืืืื ืืขืจ ืืืืืืื ืืืื ืืืืขื ืืืืขื ืืื ืืืืคืืขืืขืงื ืืขืืืืจื. ืืืขืจ ืืืืก ืื ืืืืื ืื ืืืื ืข ืฆืืงืืช ืืื ืืื ืืืก ืืื ืืขืืืขื ืคืืจืฉืืืืขืจื ืคืืจ ืืื ืืข ืืืืจื ืืืืขื ื ืื ืืื ืืขืจืขืกืื ืืข ืืขืฉืืืืข.
ืืื ืืืื ืขื ื ืืื ืคืื ืืืืจ ืชืจืก”ื-ื ืืื ืฆื ืื ืืืืจื ืคืื ืขื ‘ืืืจืื ืืฉืืจื ืื’ ืฆืืืืื ื ืืขืจืืจืืืื ืื ืืืืืืฆืืืื ืืขืจ ืงืื ืืืขืจื ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืคืื $24 ืืืืืขืจ, ืืขืจืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืขืืืขื ืฆืืืขืืืืื ื ืฆืขืื ืืื ืก’ืืื ืืขืฉืืื ืขื ื ืจืืืข ืืื ืฆืืืขืงื ืืื ื ืคืื ืงืืืืืข ืืืจืืื ืืืืคืื ื’ืืื ืฆืืืืืื ืคืื ืขื ืกืืื ืคืืจ ืืขืืข ืคืื ืืื, ืืขืจ ืืืกืืขืจืืขืืขืจ ืืขื ืฆืืงื ืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืื ืืขืืขืื ืืื ืื ืืื ืืขืจืฉืจืืคื “ืืื”. ืื ืืืจืื ืืฉืืจื ืื ืืืืืืข ืืืื ืืืื ืืขืืืืื ืืขื ืืืืื ืืขืจืืืืขืจ ืืขื ืฉื’ื ืก ืคืืจืืื ื ืฆืืืืืื ืื ืืขืื ืืืื ืื ืื ืืขืืืืืข ืื ืืืืืืื ืืขื. ืืืืขืจ ื ืืื ืื ืฆื ืจืืฉ ืืืืฉ ืืื ืืืืืขืจ ืื ืืขืงืืืขื ื ืคืจืืฉ ืคืขืงื ืืื ืคืื ืงื ืืื ืื ืขืจืฉืืข ืืื ืขืก ืืืื ืื ืืืืืื ื ืกืืืข ืืขืื ืืื ื ืจืฉืืื ืืื ืื ืืื ืืขืจืฉืจืืคื ืคืื “ืืื”.
ืคืืจ ืื ืงืืืขื ืืืืข ืคืืคืฆืขื ืืืืจ ืฆื ืืขืื ืจืืฉ ืืืืฉ ืื ืงืืื ืืคืฉืืขื ืืื ื ืืืืขืคืืืื ืื ืืขืืืข ืืขืฉืืืืข, ืืื ืืขืืืืืกืข ืคืขืืขืจ ืืื ืขืจ ืืขืฉืืงื ืื ืกืืืข ืคืื ืขืืืืืข ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืขื. ืื ืืืจืื ืืฉืืจื ืื ืืืืืืข ืืขื ืขื ืืขืืืืจื ืื ืืคืืฆืืขืืข ืืืขื ืืืจื ืคืืจื ืืืกืืขืจืืขืืขืจ ืืขื ืฆืืงื. ืืื ืืืืฃ ืคืื ืื ืฆืืื ืืื -ืืืืจืฉืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืข ืืขืจืคืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืขืก- ืืขืฉืืืื ืื ืกืืืขืก ืืขืื ืืื ืืืืืืฆืืืืื ืืืื ืื ืคืืจืฉืืืขื ืข ืืื ืกืืืืืฆืืื ืขืืข ืืื ืคืจืืืืืืข ืฆืืืขืงื. ืื ืืืจืื ืืฉืืจื ืื ืืืก ื ืฆืืืืื ื ืืื ืืขืืข ืืื ืื ืืคืืขืืจืืงื ืืื ืืขืจื ืงืขืคื “ืืื ืืขืจ ื ืกืชืจ ืฉืืงื ืืืื ืืืืฉ ืืขืื ืืืจื ืื ืืืจืื ืืฉืืจื ืื ืฆื ืื ืคืืืืขื ืืข ืฆืืืขืงื” ื ืืืคืืืื ืืื ืื ืจืฉืืื ืคืื ืฆืืืขืงื ืืื ืื ืกืืืขืก ืืืขืืืข ืืืื ืฆืืืืืื ืืืขืจื ืคืืจ ืืขืื.
ืืขืจ ื ืืืขื “ืืื ืืขืจ ื ืกืชืจ” ืืื ืืขืืืืจื ื ื ืืืขืจ ืคืขื ืืืขื ืืื ื ืื ืืืจืง, ืืขืจ ืืืกืืขืจืืขืืขืจ ืืขื ืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืืขืืืขืืื ืฆืืื ืืขืืืื ืคืืจืฉืืืขื ืข ืืืืืขื ืื ื’ืืื ื ืืฉื ืงืขื ืขื ืืขืจืืืื ืืืื ืืืืขื ืืืืขื, ืืคืืื ืคืืจ ืื ืืืจืื ืืฉืืจื ืื ืืืืืืข ืืืืก ืืืื ืืื ืขืจืืืืงืืื ืืืืกืืขืคืืจื ืืืื ืข ืฆืืงื ืืืกืืขืก ืืื ื ืืฉื ืืขืืื ืืขื ืืืื ืฆื ืื ืืืืืืื.
ืืื ืชืจืค”ื ืืื ืขืจ ืฆืืืื ืืืืืืงืื ืืข ืกืืืืช ืคืืืฆืืื ืคืืจืฉืืืืื ืื ืืขืืืืจื ืคืื ืื ืืจืขื ืข ืืืขืจ ืืื ืืขืจ ืฆืืื ืืื ืื ืืืงืื ื ืืขืืืืจื ืืขืจ ืืืืขื ืืืืขื ืคืื “ืืื ืืขืจ ื ืกืชืจ” ืืืก ืืื ืืขืจ ืจืื ืืื ืงืืืคืืขืจ. ืืืื ืจืืืืืืขืจ ืืืืขื ืืืืขื ืืื ืขืจ ืืืฃ ืืืืืืื ืืื ืืขืจ ืืืื ืคืขืกืขืืืืื ืื ืื”ื ืืืืก ื ืขืื ืืจืืื ืืืื ื ืืืขื ืืื ืืื ืืขืจ ื ืืืขื ืคืื ืืืื ืคืืืขืจ ืืืจืื (ืฆื ืืืืก ืืขืจ ื”ื ืืืจืฃ ืืืฉืืืื ืืืืืก ืืื ื ืืฉื).
ืขืจ ืืื ืืืจื ืืืื ืข ืืืืกืืขืจืืืฉืข ืฆืืงืืช ืืกืชืจ ืคืืจืืืืื ืืืืื ืืข ืืืืืืจื ืคืืจ ื ืืืืืืืืจืคืขื ืืข ืฆืืืขืงื, ืขืจ ืืื ืืขืืืขื ื ืืืกืืขืจ ืคืื ืฆืืงื ืืืกื ืคืืจ ืื ืฉืืื ื ืื ืืืจืง.
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