Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Kruger
חיים צבי ב"ר יצחק יחיאל
Rav, Brooklyn Heights, BrooklynDate of Death:
Thu. December 9, 1982 -
Kislev 23 5743
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Directions to Kever: Har HaMenuchos Cemetery - Jerusalem, Israel. Location: Chelkas HaRabanim
Biographical Notes:
Photo Caption: Rav Cham Krieger at a wedding, Credit: MCA
Photo Caption: Rav Krieger along with Rav Eliezer Silver of Cincinnati, Credit: MCA
Photo Caption: Rav Krieger (10) at Agudas HaRabonim Conference, Rockaway Park, Credit: IFJCAH
Credit: MCA
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Is this the same Rabbi Chaim Kruger as this:
Aristides de Sousa Mendes was inspired by Rabbi Chaim Kruger, who refused to accept the visa offered to him until all of the Jewish refugees in Bordeaux received them too. This selfless refusal was the catalyst for Sousa Mendes’s large-scale rescue action. Furthermore, Rabbi Kruger’s role in collecting passports and delivering them in batches enabled Sousa Mendes to issue the visas faster and more efficiently.
Yes, and he is my grandfather…