Comments on: Rebbe Avroham Pinchos Sefard (Sfard)

By: Tattale

Tattale — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:28:54 +0000

Joels,
He was a direct decendant of Rabbi Yakov Yosef of Ostraha, auther of “RAV YAIVEE”. Between rav Yavee’s decendents there were 3 difirent family names, which are: YAIVIN, MANDEL & SFARD.

By: joels

joels — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:47:39 +0000

did he have sephardic ancestry?

By: asher

asher — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:06:08 +0000

2nd from left.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IC1swogp6gc/TOvtnVuDNsI/AAAAAAAAFwc/JGLoYE00VFU/s1600/pg2103w.jpg

By: admin

admin — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:42:12 +0000

Photo Credit: From the library of Yitz Twersky, Kew Gardens Hills, NY

By: Twersky

Twersky — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:02:04 +0000

It’s a very small closed ohel (can’t get in), the “ohel” in the background is a garage across the street from the cemetery.

By: Reb Elya

Reb Elya — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:40:12 +0000

Oh, it coud be a small Ohel.

By: Reb Elya

Reb Elya — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:43:24 +0000

It says that it is a small Ohel. What Ohel? In the backround I think I see an Ohel. Is that the Ohel of Rav Levi Yitzchak Greenwald ZT”L. I have been to his Ohel.

By: Miller

Miller — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:03:59 +0000

The Rebbe was a direct descendant (Ben-acher-Ben) to tha Tzadik Rav Yaive of Ustroh.

He was the SIL of Rebbe Mordecahi Twersky of Loyev-Chernobyl (hid BIL Rebbe Baruch Benzion is listed on this site).

As per Hapardes in October 1950 after his passing, he left a son Nachum, and two daughters; Schiffra who was married to Yisroel Nesis of the Bronx and Sarah married to A. Ben-Hillel of the Bronx.

http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12509&hilite=c93f264d-dcf7-4693-91c7-1622f1458af9&pgnum=41

By: Miller

Miller — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:44:16 +0000

He was the FIL (Second marriage) of Rebbe Menachm Nachum of Skvirre-Machnuvke

http://kevarim.com/rebbe-menachem-nachum-twersky/