Rabbi Shlomo Yonason Segal
שלמה יונתן ב"ר אהרן הלוי
Rav, Massena, New YorkDate of Death:
Fri. April 30, 1965 -
Nissan 28 5725
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Directions to Kever: Adath Israel Cemetery in upstate Massena, New York is located at the back of the Calvary Cemetery. Massena, a small town along the Canadian border is about an hour and a half from Champlain, NY. Location: See map picture below.
Name Listed on Cemetery Database: Name listed on marker: Rabbi Solomon J Segal
Biographical Notes:
Photo Caption: Rabbi Segal c.1950, Source: The Massena Observer, Origination: Joshua Segal
Credit: Anne M Cady
Credit: Adath Israel Cemetery located at the back of the Calvary Cemetery, Credit: Google
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Cong. Adas Yisroel of Messena, New York was the community that went through a terrible Blood Libel in 1928, at that time the Rabbi was Reb berl Brennglass, do you have a photo of his Matzeive as well?
Read more about the incident:
http://archive.jta.org/article/1928/10/02/2769844/jews-in-upstate-town-resent-attempt-to-concoct-ritual-murder-accusation
Son of Rabbi Berel Brenglass:
Farshlufen: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=28413150
From the Waterton Daily Times
Friday April 30, 1965
SEGAL, At Massena April 30 1965, Rabbi Solomon J. Segal, East Orvis street, Massena, aged 61 years, Funeral today at 4:30 pm at Phillips funeral home, Massena, Rabbi David Kozak of Ogdensburg officiating Burial in Adath Israel, Massena,
http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Watertown%20Times/Watertown%20NY%20Daily%20Times%201965%20Apr%20Grayscale.pdf/Watertown%20NY%20Daily%20Times%201965%20Apr%20Grayscale%20-%200653.pdf
Rabbi Solomon Segal was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Segal.
He was born Feb 11 1904 in Israel and came to the United States at age 13.
His family settled in Cleveland.
Rabbi Segal was gradated from Issac Elchanan Yeshiva (YU) and City Collage of New York.
He served the Synagouge of Athol, Mass for five years then at Elwood City, Pa, four years before coming to Massena in 1950.
He married Mrs. Polly Paseornek on Dec. 31 1938.
Their children were Mrs. Florence Miller, Albany and Joshua Segal.
Source; http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Watertown%20Times/Watertown%20NY%20Daily%20Times%201965%20Apr%20Grayscale.pdf/Watertown%20NY%20Daily%20Times%201965%20Apr%20Grayscale%20-%200645.pdf
Athol Blackout Delays Rosh Hashonah Rites.
sunset were delayed tonight until 8 o clock because blackout and air-raid test would interfere with synagogue attendance Rabbi Solomon Segal advanced the …
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/2049621972.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+01%2C+1943&author=&pub=Daily+Boston+Globe+%281928-1960%29&desc=Athol+Blackout+Delays+Rosh+Hashonah+Rites&pqatl=google
Rabbi Solomon Segal son Joshua is now Rabbi of the Reform Congregation Betenu in Nashua, New Hampshire.
http://www.betenu.org/
Rabbi Joshua L. Segal authored many books, including a book on the Adath Israel Cemerey in Massena were his father is buried.
The book is called:
A Self-guided Tour of the Adath Israel Cemetery Massena, New York
Other books authored by Rabbi Joshua L. Segal are,
The Old Jewish Cemetery of Newport: A Self-Guided Tour
A Self-Guided Tour of Monuments of Jews Buried in the Mount Auburn Cemetery,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The Old Jewish Cemetery of Newport, A History of North America’s Oldest Extant Jewish Cemetery
A Field Guide to Visiting a Jewish Cemetery
According to Rabbi Joshua Segal (son of Rabbi Solomon Segal)
The “Adath Israel Cemetery” is by the Grass River on Maple Street, about half way between North Main Street and the Hospital.
Here (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~stlawgen/CEMETERY/Adath/Adath.html) it says that the cemetery is located in the back right hand corner of Cavalry cemetery.
The Second Congregational Church became the Adath Israel Synagogue.
Here is a picture of the Second Congregational Church http://www.massena.northcountryny.com/1900_church_calendar.htm
YD Miller:
Regarding Reb Berl Brennglass, have a look at this long essay on the 1928 Blood Libel.
http://personal.stevens.edu/~llevine/An%20American%20Blood%20Libel.pdf
read;
“When Eva died in 1941, Rabbi Brennglass retired and moved to New York City
to live with his eldest son, Mark, until his death in 1966.”
See also page 9 for a picture of Rabbi Brennglass.
Pictures of the Adath Israel Synagogue.
http://www.kassianrealestate.com/graphics/adathisrealMEK/Adath%20Israel%20Front.jpg
http://www.kassianrealestate.com/graphics/adathisrealMEK/adathisraelalbum.htm
Rabbi Segal father Rabbi Aron Segal was also a Rov.
Here is his burial info
Name: Aaron Siegel
Hebrew Name: Aharon bar Binyomin Yitzhak
Birth Date: abt 1877
Death Date: 20 Jun 1945
Age at Death: 68
Burial Plot: Row 11 Sect. 3 (West)
Burial Place: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Comments: Aaron Siegel d.20 JUN 1945 age 68 (F) Aharon bar Binyomin Yitzhak
Cemetery: Lansing Avenue Cemetery
Cemetery Burials: 4948
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massena_blood_libel