Rabbi Avroham Yaakov Hoffmann
אברהם יעקב ב"ר זאב
Publisher, The OrthodoxDate of Death:
Mon. May 19, 1941 -
Iyar 22 5701
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Name Listed on Cemetery Database: Name listed on marker: Rabbi A.J. Hoffman
Biographical Notes:
Credit: MCA
Source: Listed
Bio Information:
Rabbi Hoffman, founder of The Orthodox, a newspaper serving the various orthodox communities throughout New York City also had a Yeshiva in Newark, New Jersey. In addition, he was the unofficial Rabbi and one of the founding members of Kahal Chareidim of the Lower East Side. There was also a branch in Williamsburgh. Kahal Chareidim was the group that brought the Tzehlimer Rav to these shores and opened the first strictly Cholov Yisroel Dairy in the United States known as Kahal Dairy.
Rabbi Hoffman, founder of The Orthodox, a newspaper serving the various orthodox communities throughout New York City also had a Yeshiva in Newark, New Jersey. In addition, he was the unofficial Rabbi and one of the founding members of Kahal Chareidim of the Lower East Side. There was also a branch in Williamsburgh. Kahal Chareidim was the group that brought the Tzehlimer Rav to these shores and opened the first strictly Cholov Yisroel Dairy in the United States known as Kahal Dairy.
Credit: Asher Lowy, Brooklyn, NY
Credit: Asher Lowy, Brooklyn, NY
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Here’s a picture of his stamp that I came across in an old sefer: http://bit.ly/RAYHOFFMANSTAMP
His grandson Rabbi Moshe Hoffman was just nifter this week
Correction: His SON was just nifter this week