Entries Tagged as 'Nebraska'
Rabbi Yechiel Michael Somit
יחיאל מיכל ב"ר ישראל
Rav, Omaha, NebraskaDate of Death:
Tue. July 21, 1953 -
Av Av 5713
Tisha B'Av
Photo Caption: Rabbi Yechiel Michael Somit
Photo Caption: The Rav’s lineage traced to Rabbi Yekhiel Michel of Zlotshev (Zlotshover Maggid) d. 1786
Rabbi Menachem Nachum Feldman
מנחם נחום ב"ר חיים צבי
Chief Rabbi, Omaha, NebraskaDate of Death:
Mon. October 25, 1965 -
Tishrei 29 5726
Tags: Chicago, IL · Illinois · Nebraska · Waldheim Cemetery - Chicago
Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh Grodzensky
צבי הירש ב"ר מאיר
Chief Rabbi, Omaha, NebraskaDate of Death:
Wed. December 31, 1947 -
Teves 18 5708
Photo Caption: Rav Tzvi Hirsh Grodzensky while a still a young rabbi in Europe, Credit: Moreshes Chachmei America’s Archives
Photo Caption: Rav Tzvi Hirsh Grodzensky, Credit: Moreshes Chachmei America’s Archives
Credit: Institute For Judaic Culture and History (IFJCAH)
Credit: Institute For Judaic Culture and History (IFJCAH)
Photo Caption: Map to the kever of Rav Grodzensky, Credit: Rabbi Yaakov Zions, Denver Kollel
Bio Information:
Rav Grodzensky, a leading member of the Agudath HaRabonim was the chavrusa (study partner) of Rav Chaim Ozer Grodzensky, his second cousin. It is reported that the Brisker Rav, Rav Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik, once commented that had Rav Tzvi Hirsh stayed in Europe he would have been just as famous as his younger cousin.
In memorial:
Rav Chaim Ozer Grodzinski (August 9, 1940 -5 Av 5700)
Photo Credit: IFJCAH
Credit: IFJCAH
Photo Caption: New Cemetery in Vilna (Vilnius), Lithuania, Credit: Michael, Elias, Kew Gardens, NY
Credit: Moti, EY
Tags: Chief Rabbi · Nebraska
