Rabbi Dr. Elyakim Yehuda Goldberg, MD
אליקים יהודה ב"ר יעקב
Kelemer IluyDate of Death:
Fri. February 28, 1941 -
Adar 1 5701
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Directions to Kever: The Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York maintains detailed burial records and will provide assistance upon request. Location: Don Abarbanel Lodge, Section 4, post 353 (on Ash Street).
Name Listed on Cemetery Database: Name listed on marker: Leo G. Goldberg MD
Biographical Notes:
Rabbi Yehuda Goldberg, also known as Leo Gustav Goldberg M.D. was a brilliant fusion of Torah and Gedulah. Born in Lithuania, he was referred to by many as “the genius of Kelm.” As a young man, Rav Yitzchok Elchonon Spector hired him to learn with his son, Rav Tzvi Hirsh. He was also a close friend of Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Joseph, who would later become the Chief Rabbi of New York City.
At the request of Nathaniel Mayer Rothschild (Baron de Rothschild), he emigrated to the Holy Land. However, his strict Torah standards but him at odds with unscrupulous members of the Zichron Yaakov community, forcing him to emigrate to America. Once on these shores, he settled in Crown Heights section of Brooklyn where he was installed as Rav of Congregation Tomchei Torah on Eastern Parkway.
As a prestigious medical doctor, he used his profession to aid his fellow Jews in any way possible.
Photo Caption: Rav Tzvi Hersh Rabinowitz (Spector), Credit: N/N
Photo Caption: Baron Nathaniel Mayer Rothschild, d. 1915, Credit: N/N
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Rabbi Dr. Goldberg was actually the Rav of *Chovevei Torah* in Crown Heights (which has since become a Chabad Yeshiva. If there are any family members of Dr. Goldberg or anyone who has any knowledge of his life /activities in America. Please reach out as I’m trying to find out more about his time in America.
S Garrel – I have a Sefer entitled “Tzvi Chemed” published in 1924 by Rav Tzvi Hirsch Friedman of the Lower East Side involving a psak Halacha from Rav Goldberg. I see it on eBay now (but it’s a bit pricey), with the following description:
“This book is a response to a ruling by a Rabbi Judah Eliyakim Goldberg in regards to anulling a particular marriage between two parties in New York in 1923. He brings all sorts of proofs from the Talmud and Responsa for (Kocha De’Heteirah) and against. This is more importantly the first edition of this series of journals called Zvi Hemed.”
Thanks! I’ve seen the sefer(it’s available on hebrewbooks) Are you aware of any other leads regarding his life in America?