Rabbi Chaim Shimon Goldstein
Rav, West Side Institutional Synagogue, New York CityDate of Death:
Sun. January 4, 1970 -
Teves 24 5730
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Directions to Kever: Mt. Eden Cemetery located in Westchester County in the town of Hawthorne (Valhalla), Location: Needed
Name Listed on Cemetery Database: Rabbi Herbert S Goldstein
Biographical Notes:
Photo Caption: Rabbi Herbert S. Goldstein, Credit: Yeshiva University Archives
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Photo Caption: Rabbi Goldstein sitting on the far left (goatee). Please help us identify the event as well as others who appear in the picture. Credit: Needed
Photo Caption: Dedication to Rabbi Goldstein by Rabbi Shmuel Horowitz of the Bronx, Credit: IFJCAH
Bio Information:
Although he was a Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) graduate, Rabbi Goldstein revied a personal rabbinical ordination (semicha) from Rabbi Shlomo Elchanon Jaffe of the Bais Medrash HaGadol of Norfolk Street.
In Memorial
Mr. Harry Fischel (Yisroel Aaron) d. 1947
Buried: Har Hazesim (Mount of Olives) Cemetery, Jerusalem, Israel
Photo Caption: Harry Fischel Memorial at the Union Field Cemetery in Queens, Credit: IFJCAH
Photo Caption: Harry Fischel Mausoleum, Har Hazesim (Mount of Olives) Cemetery, Jerusalem, Israel, Credit: N/N
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I have fond memories of Rabbi Goldstein, especially of the shabbos parades. He was a special Jew.
Why wasn’t Rabbi Goldstein buried in Union Field at the Harry Fischel plot?
The rare postcard above is now available on eBay and seems to be written by the Rabbi himself! See eBay item 234398401522