Rabbi Yitzchok Elchonon Newstadt
יצחק אלחנן ב”ר חיים
Chief Rabbi, Indianapolis, IndianaDate of Death:
Wed. July 23, 1913 -
Tammuz 18 5673
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Directions to Kever: Kelly Street Historic Jewish Cemeteries located in Indianapolis, Indiana has a number of sections, see "Cemetery Details" above for more information. Location: Section: Shara Tefilo Cemetery, between W Raymond Street and Bluff Road
Biographical Notes:
Photo Caption: Rav Yitzchok Elchonon Newstadt, Source: The Indianapolis Star, May 15, 1932
Source: The Indianapolis Star
Bio Information:
Rav Newstadt, a member of the Agudath Harabonim served as Indianapolis’s Chief Rabbi for a number of years until is untimely passing at the age of 44. The Rav was known for his fierce adherence to upholding the Torah.
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Baruch:
The JewishJen website has a picture of his ohel.
MBD Link please
http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~allcountry2
Reb Elyeh, leads to jewishgen main page.
Go to here, http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/, search Newstadt in Indiana.
I found it (and sent Baruch the photo) here is the Nusach:
פ”נ הר”ר יצחק אלחנן ב”ר חיים ניישטאדט
נולד בעיר נאווארדהאק בשנת תר”ל
כהן תשע שנים בעירנו במשרת הרבנות
שבק חיים לכל חי
ביום ד’ י”ח תמוז תרע”ג
זכר צדיק לברכה תנצב”ה
Died July 28 1913
http://dornberghouse.blogspot.com/2011/11/rabbi-neustadt-so-neustadt-clan.html
http://www.virtualjudaica.com/Item/27107/Letter_by_R._Isaac_Elhanan_Newstadt
Dedicated to the memory of Rabbi I.E Neustadt:
https://picasaweb.google.com/118119304566829514968/Indianapolis2004RabbiSGravesiteAndSchool#5550763325186467858
Rabbi Isaac E Neustadt:
http://images.indianahistory.org/cgi-bin/getimage.exe?CISOROOT=/P0338&CISOPTR=438&DMSCALE=33.01887&DMWIDTH=700&DMHEIGHT=700&DMX=0&DMY=0&DMTEXT=%20rabbi&REC=1&DMTHUMB=1&DMROTATE=0
[The Jewish Morning Journal – דער מארגען זשורנאל] 15 יולי 1909
http://goo.gl/GmjBez
Rabbi Neustadt was born Negnevitzky (brother of R’ Avraham) and changed his last name when he moved to Indianapolis. My children are direct descendants of his, and of his daughter Celia.