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• 1 Mordi // Feb 13, 2008 at 5:11 pm

  What did he do in the New Haven?

• 2 Baruch Amsel // Mar 13, 2008 at 8:23 pm

  He founded the first European style Yeshiva in the United States.

• 3 Mordi // May 2, 2008 at 2:43 pm

  Thanks

• 4 Jonah Levenberg // Oct 12, 2008 at 9:48 pm

  Who posted this photo? My great grandfather…

• 5 lizensk12 // Oct 13, 2008 at 3:37 pm

  I did, it was from the first ones to be posted on the website. Do you have any good stories about your great grandfather?
  Thank you,
  Baruch@kevarim.com

• 6 Mitch // Mar 11, 2009 at 10:10 pm

  Who is the Rav buried alongside Rav Levenberg?

• 7 Miller // Jul 1, 2009 at 11:24 am

  His SIL Rav Yitzchok Zvi Ever wrote a complete biography in Yiddish on his FIL, avilable on Hebrew Books website
  http://www.hebrewbooks.org/2412

  Baruch,
  The comment from Mitch points out a good note that next to Rav Levenberg it seems like another Rav is buried.
  After adjusting the brightness of the photo I was able to identify it as Rabbi Yisroel Tauber Ben Reb Schmuel, Niftar 5685-1925, do you know more about him?

• 8 Bamsel A // Jul 1, 2009 at 11:39 am

  I believe he was a talmid of the yeshiva.

• 9 Blackleibel // Jul 1, 2009 at 2:44 pm

  The Yeshiva of New Haven was in Cleveland for a time and Reb Sheftel Kramer was also a R”Y. (My father Z”L was a Talmid there.) There was a split and part of the Yeshiva moved to Baltimore to become Ner Yisroel.

• 10 Chief Rabbi // Aug 26, 2009 at 2:02 pm

  I just noticed that his tombstone is not decorated with lavish titles. “Here lies Yehuda Heschel Levenberg” further showing how great he was!!!!!!!

• 11 Gedalyah // Aug 27, 2009 at 9:02 pm

  I have a good picture of Rav Tuber’s kever that I’ll send in.

• 12 Farshlufen // Aug 11, 2010 at 5:56 pm

  Cheif rabbi, the nusach on his matzeiva is according to his tzava’ah, see in the above mentioned [by miller] bio on him.

• 13 YD Miller // Aug 12, 2010 at 10:05 am

  Baruch,

  Was this your first post? Nov 13 2007, wow!! almost three years ago, and we have noe over 700 posts, Great job!

• 14 Barry Graham // Aug 15, 2010 at 9:47 pm

  Where was Rav Levenberg born? My family on one side is from Latvia, and married Levenbergs. I’ve never actually met a Levenberg who is related, but then I’ve never actually met a Levenberg either!

• 15 warren hellmann // Mar 4, 2011 at 9:29 pm

  i believe my grandfather joseph hellmann was the nephew of rabbi levenberg his mother was a levenburg and they imigrated from latvia to south
  africa at the turn of the century and lived in the orange free state south africa my grandfather recounted the story that he came to newhaven
  in the 30’s to study with his uncle to be a rabbi but ended up going to university of michigan and studied dentistry i am intersted to see if this is the uncle that my late grandfather who passed
  away in 1995 was refering to you an contact me
  on 561-542-9649

• 16 Farshlufen // Jul 13, 2011 at 1:40 pm

  FEBRUARY 1, 1933
  City Council Gets Resolution Calling for Probe into Arrest of Rabbi
  ASK DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST POLICE OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR FORCIBLE DETENTION OF RABBI LEVENBERG

  Cleveland -
  A resolution was presented to the city council last night for an immediate investigation of the forcible detention of Rabbi Jehudah H. Levenberg, for questioning in the bombing of the Danches Poultry Market on January 18th.
  The resolution was introduced in the form of an emergency issue by Councilman Herman E. Kohen.
  Mr. Kohen’s demand provides that Mayor Ray T. Miller be requested to direct Director Frank J. Merrick to investigate the action of the police department to determine which members of the department are responsible for “such outrageous conduct and take such disciplinary measures as the case may warrant.”
  Rabbi Levenberg, besides being Dean of the Cleveland Yeshivah, is spiritual leader of three major orthodox congregations in the city. He was taken into custory by police at 3:00 A. M. after the bombing of the Danches Market had occurred.
  The resolution further asserts that Rabbi Levenberg, “one of the outstanding Orthodox Jewish rabbis in Cleveland and considered as such by Jewry of the country, was held incommunicado at the Central Police Station for 14 hours. Furthermore that police abused and insulted the members of his congregation who called at the station for the purpose of making an inquiry as to why their rabbi was detained.”
  It was learned yesterday that Mayor Miller had received telegrams from all parts of the United States protesting against the conduct of police in the case of Rabbi Levenberg. Police Chief George Matowitz has been instructed by Director Merrick to look into the case immediately and make a report to him.
  Police, according to the resolution, accused Rabbi Levenberg of being a racketeer and of having a criminal record. Such accusations, the measure asserts, are “wholly unfounded, false and ridiculous,” and that a great injustice and humiliation had been perpetrated upon Rabbi Levenberg and every member of his three congregations.
  “The wanton disrespect of the rights of the citizens of Cleveland was an affront to Jew and Gentile as well, and was a direct insult and outrage to the Jewry of Cleveland,” Mr. Kohen’s resolution reads.
  Mrs. Danches, owner of the poultry market, the bombing of which has implicated the rabbi, told police that Rabbi Levenberg and another man had come to her house to collect tax on killing of chickens and that these men had threatened her after a dispute had arisen. It was the second time in a month that the poultry shop had been bombed. The truth of Mrs. Danches’ statements to police are being questioned, and the threat is reported to be unfounded.
  The local B’nai Brith will co-operate with the Federation of Orthodox Congregations to control racketeering among Kosher butcher shops and markets.

  http://archive.jta.org/article/1933/02/01/2797645/city-council-gets-resolution-calling-for-probe-into-arrest-of-rabbi

• 17 Farshlufen // Aug 16, 2011 at 11:59 am

  http://www.yated.com/content.asp?contentid=349#!prettyPhoto[gallery1]/0/

• 18 Jonah Levenberg // Dec 24, 2011 at 1:17 pm

  Barry- I believe he was from Riga, Lavtia. I know that my great-Grandmother was.

  Warren- Rabbi Levenberg was in New Haven. His son, Rabbi Samuel Levenberg was born in 1914 and studied in Europe just before the second world war. He came back and was a Rabbi in New Haven, where my father was born.

  When my great grandfather came to the US, I know that some of the Levenberg’s moved to South Africa and some to Israel. Love to know more about what you found out.

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