Chief Rabbi, Montreal, Canada
d. 27 Teves, 1998 (5758)
Rav Hirschsprung, a student of Rebbe Meir Shapiro served as the Chief Rabbi of Montreal from 1969 until his passing. The Lubliner once said that already as a youth he knew 2,200 talmudic folios by heart. The Rav also shared a very close relationship with the Lubavitcher Rebbe and served as one of the Rosh Yeshivas at Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim of Montreal.
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Directions to kever:
Chesed Shel Emes Cemetery
2493 2e Rue
Ste. Sophie, QC J5J 1N5
(Near Montreal)
Note: Turnoff to cemetery is approximately 1 km East on 2e Rue from this address.
Directions:
1. Go on Laurentian Autoroute North (Autoroute des Laurentides Nord)
2. Take Exit 39, for Hwy #158 East/Sainte-Sophie
4. Proceed on Hwy #158 East 11 km, to Ste. Sophie
5. Turn right on Rue Masson
6. Turn right on 2e Rue
7. Go 1 km along 2e Rue, look for sign on left saying “CIMETIERE”, and turn left into cemetery
11 responses so far ↓
1 Dov E // Mar 3, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Baruch:
He has a son who lives in KGH, he may have a picture of the Rav?s grave.
2 azi // Mar 3, 2009 at 5:54 pm
What is KGH?
3 Dov E // Mar 3, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Kew Gardens Hills
4 azi // Mar 4, 2009 at 12:51 am
I know he has a son in Montreal.
5 W. W. W. // May 27, 2010 at 12:38 am
As a student in 770 we had his number next to the phone in our dorm. When anyone had a question of where to find a Gemarah (ANY Gemara!) we would call him. WIthout even saying hello or waisting time he took our question answered to the exact line within page/volume etc. and hung up. I personally got Amreh M’komos by the dozen like this! He was from those unique individuals with the books of Torah!
6 Chaim // Jun 16, 2010 at 4:55 pm
Rav Hirshprung ztzl had a photographic memory but was also a gaon in pilpul. There wasn’t a part of Torah that he didn’t know. He was the founding force in the establishment of a Bais Yakov in Montreal.
7 curios // Jun 17, 2010 at 2:48 pm
There is a famous story about him with Reb Chaim Ozer Grodzensky Ztz”l.
He published a Torah Journal in his youth.
B”h, I was zoiche to see Rav Hirschprung, and hear him speak.
8 chaim // Sep 2, 2010 at 3:35 pm
he is buried in st. sophie not in the above mentioned place.
9 david wieder // Sep 19, 2010 at 6:37 pm
he is not buried in that cemetery (baron de hircsh) he is buried in the chsidisha cem. not far from kiryas tosh exit 39 on the rt. 15
10 david wieder // Sep 19, 2010 at 6:38 pm
thats correct chaim i didnt remeber the name
11 Admin // Mar 28, 2012 at 6:33 pm
Here is a Google maps link, I am told that it is a hard cemetery to find:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Jewish+Cemetery+of+Sainte-Sophie,+La+Rivière-du-Nord+Regional+County+Municipality,+QC,+Canada
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