Linitz Slavita (Buffalo) Rebbe
d. 13 Cheshvan, 1910
The Rebbe came to the United States in 1899 from Russia and settled on the Lower East Side. In 1910 he moved to Buffalo and headed the Jefferson Street Shule. In addition to his own great genealogy the Rebbe was the brother-in-law and chavrusa (study partner) of the renowned Rebbe Mordechai Dov of Hornisteiple.
The Rebbe appears to be the first Admor to be buried in the United States.
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Directions to kever:
Ahavas Shalom Jeferson Shul Cemetery
Pine Ridge Heritage Blvd and Maryvale Drive
Buffalo, NY 14225
(The combination is on the door in Hebrew, 3&1, 4, 2)
Rebbe Eliyahu Yosef Rabinowitz
May 28th, 2008 · 21 Comments
Tags: Admorim · Buffalo, NY · Linitz · New York · Upstate New York
21 responses so far ↓
1 ari gross // Dec 16, 2008 at 4:12 am
amazing site, tizku lmitzvos… fyi, correct address for Rebbe Eliyahu Yosef Rabinowitz is Ahavath Sholem Cemetery (Jefferson shul) – Pine Ridge Rd (corner of expressway, Exit) (716) 838 – 5110
not pine hill rd…i believe. just googled it bc i couldnt find pine hill on my gps.
2 lizensk12 // Dec 16, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Corrected.
Thank you,
3 azi // May 4, 2009 at 11:58 pm
How is the monistriszter rebbe related to him? they are both rabinowitz and the monosztritz and his brother R’ Pinchas M’Kantekziva are descendants of R’ Gedaia Ahron M’Linitz
4 Grand Rebbe // May 5, 2009 at 1:57 pm
The Buffalo Rebbe is also a descendant of Rebbe Gedalya of Linitz.
5 Traveler // Jun 2, 2009 at 5:08 pm
I just visited the Kever today. I had trouble finding the correct location using my GPS. Pine Ridge will take you close but can still be confusing. Pine Ridge Road changes names to Pine Ridge Heritage Blvd. The Kever is on the SE corner of Pine Ridge Heritage Blvd and Maryvale Drive. You can view the Kever on Google maps street view.
6 rafi // Jul 17, 2009 at 2:19 pm
is this the sokolifker rabbi ?
my father was from that town !
need help with it
7 rafi // Jul 17, 2009 at 2:21 pm
any info
8 rafi // Jul 22, 2009 at 9:43 am
WAS THE LINITZ SLAVITE REBBE
THE SAME AS THE SOKOLIFKER RABBE ANY INFO CAN HELP PLEASE!
9 MBD // Jul 22, 2009 at 10:52 am
Rafi:
What was the Sokolifker Rebbe name? What do you know about him?
10 Miller // Jul 22, 2009 at 11:15 am
Rafi,
The Sokolivke Rebbes name was Rabbi Yisroel Arye Hielprin, he is listed on this site.
http://kevarim.com/rebbe-yisroel-aryeh-leib-halpren/
(Baruch, the ‘ Slovakia’ needs to be replaced there with ‘Sokolivke’)
What are you looking to know about him? if you read Hebrew, the following link gives you a short Biography.
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=2714&st=&pgnum=41&hilite=
11 Ben Bee Zee // Jul 22, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Rafi, if your family is from Sokolivka then check out on http://yizkor.nypl.org/ (scroll to letter S) there are 2 Yizkor Books on the city, you should be able to find a lot of information there.
12 moshe // Oct 22, 2009 at 11:16 pm
is there 24hr access to the kever?
13 BBB // Oct 23, 2009 at 11:34 am
Not sure however it is along the road.
14 moshe // Oct 30, 2009 at 12:42 pm
what was rabbi rabinowitz fathers name?
15 Grand Rebbe // Oct 30, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Rebbe Gedalyah Aaron
16 asher // Nov 1, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Here’s a link with more pictures of the ohel.
http://theantitzemach.blogspot.com/2008/11/got-2-days-to-spare-see-historic.html
17 YD Miller // Nov 2, 2009 at 10:47 am
Thanks Asher for the link, from what I read over there, none of his children followed him to the US, but it is still unclear whether any of his dscendants survived the Ukranian Pogroms and later the Holocaust.
Does anyone know of descandants alive?
18 Jacob Gluck // May 3, 2010 at 11:42 am
BE IT KNOWN:
Rabbi Rabinowitz from Buffalo was the son of Reb Gedalya Aron who resided in Sokolifka and later in Podolioi where he came to rest.
Reb Gedalya Aron was the son of Reb Yitzchok Yoel who was the son of Reb Gedalya of Linitz.
Rabbi Rabinowitz of Buffalo had two older brothers, Rabbi Yitzchok Yoel of Kantikoziva (the father of Reb Yehoshua Heshel of Manistristche at Montefiore Cemetery) and Rabbi Pinchas of Sokolifka ( whose daughter Margla Rochel married her first cousin Reb Yehoshua Heshel, above, and is resting next to the Manistristche ohel at Montefiore Cemetery).
19 yon // Feb 7, 2011 at 7:27 pm
everyone should know my family realy saw lots of yeshuot when they go ! within the 2 months of going, 3 engaged, one sister went back after 2 1/2 years for kids and yes b”h.. unreal !!!
20 Avrohom Meir // May 23, 2011 at 3:42 pm
The Rebbe from Sokolifke was Reb Pichas Rabinowitz the rebbe from Buffalos brother.
My Zaida davened by Reb Pinchas in Sokolifke
21 E Spitzer // Nov 10, 2011 at 8:24 pm
today was his yurtzeit, and there was a big crowed there from Brooklyn. R’yona Laundo arranges a bus every year for his yurtzeit. He should be a “Meilitz Yosher” for klal yisroel
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