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Rabbi Eliezer Silver

January 14th, 2008 · 23 Comments

President of the Agudath HaRabonim
d. 9 Shevat, 1968
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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

23 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Anonymous // Mar 18, 2009 at 6:45 pm

    Rav Silver was known as the Chief Rabbi of the United States and Canada.

  • 2 Miller // Mar 18, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    Its interesting that they spelled on the Matzieve his name ?????? (I saw that his letterhead was also spelled that way) while he is now remembered and written ??????? or ?????

  • 3 Miller // May 6, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    My previous comment lost the Hebrew words, I was reffering to the diffrence of pernounciation between Zilber and Silver.

    Rabbi Silver, was first Rav in Harrisburg PA, where his son Rabbi David Leib Silver took over, any idea where his son is buried?

    Rav Silver had a famous SIL Rabbi Yehudah Gershoni who later lived in Isreal and printed the Shutah Mkubetzet Hachodosh he was known as an “Ilu” and I think he served in the Merchaz Harav yeshivah from the Mizrachi, can anyone confirm?

  • 4 azi // May 6, 2009 at 10:08 pm

    Miller, Rav Silver himself published the Shita MeKubetzes on Yoma. I have seen it / used it. In fact there is a story that when Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik came to the states he gave a shuir to a large crowd of Rabbonim, one of them being his future friend Rav Silver, Rav Soloveitchiks father told him that he shouldn’t be intimidated by all the Rabbis with tall hats and long beards since they havent opened a sefer since they got off the boat. The only person you should be afraid of is Rav E. Silver. And after the shuir was over Rv Silver was indeed the only one to come over to the him with kashas on his shuir. The shuir was on maseches Yoma.

  • 5 Baruch A // May 7, 2009 at 3:37 pm

    Rav Silver (son) moved to Kew Gardens Hills to live with his daughter. For many years he davened at Congregation Bais Yosef Dulem (Rabbi Freidman’s shule) as an unassuming congregant. I believe he is buried in EY, I will look into it.
    Thank you,

  • 6 Miller // May 7, 2009 at 7:38 pm

    Baruch,
    I asked rabbi Males who is now the Rabbi in Harrisburg PA in the Kesher Israel Congregation.
    His reply was that he was originally buried in Harrisburg and later on transferred to Isreal where he has a son living who is a Rosh Yeshivah in Kerem B’Yavne.

  • 7 Baruch A // Jun 10, 2009 at 5:32 pm

    This morning I met Rav Aaron Benyamin Silver in shule, he told me that his father requested that he be moved after a year.

  • 8 Akiva Males // Jan 27, 2010 at 9:50 am

    Rabbi David L. Silver z”l and his wife were in fact first burried in Harrisburg, PA.

    They were later moved to Israel.

    Their original tombstones still stand in our shul’s cemetery here in Harrisburg, PA.

    Would you like me to send in a picture?

    Akiva Males
    Harrisburg, PA

  • 9 admin // Nov 15, 2010 at 12:20 pm


    Kopyczyncer Rebbe, Rebbe Avroham Yehoshua Heshel and Rav Eliezer Silver in conversation.
    (Photo Credit: From the library of Yitz Twersky, Kew Garden Hills, NY)

  • 10 MBD // Nov 15, 2010 at 1:18 pm

    Wow how I would have loved to be a fly on the wall during that conversation it looks intense.

  • 11 asher // Nov 15, 2010 at 2:27 pm

    Sorry, It’s not the Kopyczyncer Rebbe – it’s the Brownsviller Rebbe. I got a copy from his grandson.
    If I’m correct, the conversation took place in Kherhonksen, NY – not sure though.

  • 12 curios // Nov 15, 2010 at 4:01 pm

    Nice picture!

  • 13 Cossid // Nov 15, 2010 at 4:18 pm

    Asher:
    checkout those ruzhiner payos!!!!!!

  • 14 Ben Bee Zee // Nov 15, 2010 at 5:51 pm

    I also doubted about it. It does not look as the Kapitchnitzer. But I do believe in Yitz!

  • 15 Ben Bee Zee // Nov 15, 2010 at 5:52 pm

    It’s not a regular Bekisha that he wears it looks to me like a frock

  • 16 asher // Nov 15, 2010 at 5:55 pm

    Cossid… last year i was emailed this picture – now, am not sure if Baruch emailed this to me since I mentioned to him that the Brownsviller pic he sent before resembled the Kapishnitzer – or got this from a grandkid. Am waiting feedback from a grand kid – most probably i lived in a mistake.

  • 17 Ben Bee Zee // Nov 15, 2010 at 6:02 pm

    Here http://ivelt.com/forum/download/file.php?id=10659&mode=view you have a picture from the Bronzviller Rebbe http://kevarim.com/rebbe-shmuel-avraham-rabinowitz/comment-page-1/#comment-4908

  • 18 yitz // Nov 15, 2010 at 6:13 pm

    Baruch – please post a very large photo so all can see the Kopichenitzer rebbe’s payos – which are specific to Ruzhin. Its no question that its the Kopichenitzer rebbe.

  • 19 Baruch A // Nov 15, 2010 at 6:26 pm

    I have a few pictures of the Brownsviller Rebbe which I will try and get up soon for all to compare. As for this picture, I would love to know what exactly they were discussing!!!!!

  • 20 curios // Nov 16, 2010 at 3:33 am

    Baruch, what’s the question, they were discussing Sisrey Torah!! Maaseh merkavah!!
    Or maybe since Rav Silver was a Litvak, a shverer Rashba.

  • 21 Nachman Nussen // Nov 16, 2010 at 1:15 pm

    I’m not even sure that its Rav Eliezer Silver.

  • 22 Ben Bee Zee // Nov 16, 2010 at 1:53 pm

    I spoke to someone to whom this picture is familiar, he knew when and where this was (I forgot exactly) and knew to say that they were discussing about the Vaad Hatzoloh.

  • 23 Ben Bee Zee // Nov 16, 2010 at 3:53 pm

    יש אצל אדמו”ר מקופיטשניץ שליט”א בעקיטשע ישן והגיזרה תפור בדומה לפראק, זה יותר מה שנקרא היום ריפס, כאשר הוא ממשי אמית הוא דומה לבעקיטשע.

    זה היה בקעמפ אגודה תש”א, התמונה היה תח”י הה”צ ר’ ישרא’ העשיל ע”ה

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