Rav in Brooklyn, NY
d. 23 Av, 1893
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Union Field Cemetery
82-11 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Cedar Avenue, Path M, part of a larger stone)
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Rev Elchonon Yaakov (Jacob) Kantrowitz
December 24th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Tags: New York · Pre 1900 · Queens / L.I., NY · Union Field Cemetery · Unknown
6 responses so far ↓
1 J Kontrowitz // Jan 14, 2009 at 3:41 pm
There is a Rabbi Pinchas Kantrowitz in Ohr Somayach, he maybe related.
2 Ben Bee Zee // Jun 3, 2010 at 12:33 pm
He came from Timkowitz, Poland. In the Apirion of 1928 it announces his arrival to the US.
http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=22785&st=&pgnum=143&hilite=
3 Rabbi Stern // Jun 3, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Reb BBZ:
I believe you are confusing this Rav Kantrowitz who passed away in 1893 with the Chief Rabbi of Newark, NJ.
4 Ben Bee Zee // Jun 3, 2010 at 1:38 pm
Rabbi Stern, Thanks for the clarification.
5 Ben Bee Zee // Oct 26, 2010 at 3:48 pm
Rabbi Kantrowitz was the Rabbi of Congregation Beis Israel Bikur Cholim an extremely orthodox shul http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F10C14F63F5A1A738DDDAE0894D0405B8385F0D3.
19 1880 he was involved together with other leaders in making a major movement to immigrate from Russia http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=FB0D17FF385813738DDDA80894D8415B828DF1D3 (last article).
He died at age 66 from pneumonia http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F10C14F63F5A1A738DDDAE0894D0405B8385F0D3.
6 YD Miller // Oct 27, 2010 at 2:44 pm
BBZ,
Thanks for the info, I think two of those Times Articles are actulally the same thing, and it is interesting that the Obituary starts with “Saratoga” perhaps that is where he passed away.
He was obviuosly the brother of R’ Yeruchem Tzvi
http://kevarim.com/rabbi-yeruchem-tzvi-jerome-kantrowitz/
It would be interesting to find out more on these two brothers.
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