Kevarim of Tzadikim in North America

Rabbi Avroham Yaakov Hoffmann

אברהם יעקב ב"ר זאב

Publisher, The Orthodox

Date of Death: Mon. May 19, 1941 - Iyar 22 5701

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Cemetery:

Cemetery Details
1098 Woodbridge Center Drive
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
United States

Phone: (732) 634-2100
Fax: (732) 634-9386
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Notes: Also, know as Woodbridge Memorial Gardens located along US Highway 1 in Woodbridge, New Jersey. Gate hours are officially 8:30 – 4:30 but will remain open until sunset (6:30 during the summer). In addition, Beth Israel maintains computerized records and will provide a detailed location map upon request.

Directions to Kever: Beth Israel Cemetery in Woodbridge, NJ maintains computerized records and will provide a detailed location map upon request.

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.

 

 


Credit: Asher Lowy, Brooklyn, NY

Credit: Asher Lowy, Brooklyn, NY



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