Kevarim of Tzadikim in North America

Rabbi Dovid Wichefsky

דוד ב"ר זאב דוב

Chief Rabbi, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: Fri. February 24, 1922 - Shevat 10 5682

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Cemetery:

Cemetery Details
5015 de la Savane
Montreal, Quebec H4P 1V1
Canada

Phone: (514) 735-4696
Fax:
Contact:

Web: http://barondehirsch.com/
Email: bdh@barondehirsch.com

Cemetery Map:

Notes: See cemetery website for hours and directions.

Directions to Kever: Baron de Hirsch-Back River Cemeteries in Montreal, Canada maintains computerized records and will provide a detailed location map upon request. Location: Plot line: L, Grave: 7

Name Listed on Cemetery Database: Witchel

Biographical Notes:

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Photo Caption: Hascal and Annie Moses nĂŠe Wichefsky  with daughter Rita and Rabbi David Wichefsky in the Moses family’s backyard, c. 1910, Credit: Ontario Jewish Archives
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Photo Caption: Rabbi David Wichefsky, Credit: Lloyd Donald Friedman

Photo Caption: Certification letter from the Pinsk Rabbinate, Credit: Jay Nefsky

Bio Information:
The Rav, born in Dubrovna, Belarus a small town along the Dnieper River in 1857, studied in the famed Volozhiner Yeshiva. In 1892, after moving to the United States he settled in New Bern, North Carolina where he rabbinated for two years. He then relocated to Greater Sudbury in Canada. It was under the guise that he was going to a growing Jewish community that he made the move. Upon his arrival it was apparent that the community size was greatly embellished. Nevertheless he stayed. After retiring he to be with his children.


Credit: Lloyd Donald Friedman



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