Rabbi Yisroel Halberstam
ישראל ב"ר סיני
Zhmigroder Rebbe of AmericaDate of Death:
Fri. September 25, 1981 -
Elul 26 5741
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Is this Sinai Halberstam?s father?
I don’t know his first name, but his son is the Rebbe in Zmigrod on 43rd st. in BP
There are 2 Rabbi Sinai Halberstams in Boro Park. One on 43rd St. off of 12th Ave. One on 50th(?) St. off of 19th Ave. One is a son, the other is a nephew.
He had a brother R’ Leibish who lived in Bnei Brak.
Caption: Can you identify the people in the picture? (click to enlarge)
The center figure (#4) is Reb Sinai Halberstam of Zmigrad son of Reb Baruch of Gorlitz son of the Sanzer Rav.
Reb Sinai was the father of Reb Yisroel of Zemgrad-NY, the Chakever Rebbe, Reb Liebish of Zmigrad-EY and the father in law of the Melitzer Rebbe Reb Yitzchok Horowitz.
Rabbi Miller, excuse me, Reb Sinai was the SIL of Reb Naftali of Melitz,
http://hebrewbooks.org/2382
His BIL Reb Itsikel was not his SIL
1. Rabbi Baruch Halberstam rabbi of Zakilkov and son in law of tchebiner rav. killed in WWII by germans
2. Rebbe Yaakov Halberstyam ob”m rabbi of Tchakov, father of chaya (may she live and be well the little girl in picture) and Rebbe Moshe Halberstam of Badat”z Jersualem and Rebbe Naftali (may he live and be well) rabbi of Tchakov in Jerusalem
3. Rebbetzin Chaya Wagshal (may she live and be well) widow of Rabbi Yehosua Wagshal Rabbi of Lanzut ob”m
4. Rebbe and Admor Sinai Halberstam Rebbe of Zmigrod (father of all plus others) died in Siberia on 26 Tamuz 5702
5. Rebbe Yisroel Halberstam obm Rebbe of Zmigrod and Khal Divrei Chaim in N.Y.
6. Rebbe Aryeh Leibish Halberstam mechaber sefer Aryeh Sha’ag lived in Bnei Braq, ob”m
7. Reb Menashe [Ye]chaskel, the meshamesh bekodesh of the saintly Zmigroder Rebbe