Rabbi Meir Schuster
מאיר ב"ר ירחמיאל הכהן
Author, Mamarey Chaz”l, PhiladelphiaDate of Death:
Sat. March 21, 1981 -
Adar II 15 5761
Shushan Purim
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Directions to Kever: The Mount Lebanon Cemetery is located in Collingdale, a suburb of Philadelphia, across from the Mount Jacob Cemetery. Office hours are from 8:00 - 3:00, Monday - Friday. However, gate access is 24h. Mount Lebanon does not keep computerize records but one of the Groundskeepers will point you in the right direction. Location: Needed
Name Listed on Cemetery Database: Name listed on marker: Rabbi Meyer Schuster
Biographical Notes:
Credit: David Weider, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
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Rabbi Schuster was originally from Germany where he served as a Rabbi, his father in law Rav Avraham Yehoshua Goldberg, the author of the sforim Mkor Habrachos on Meseches Brachos, and Kisvei Paz, was a talmid and relative of the Alter of Kelm, Rav Simcha Zissel (Ziv) Boride.
After going from Germany to Israel and then to the US he settled in Philadelphia whaere he served as the Rav of the Young Israel Congregation and authored the mentioned Mamarie Chazal.
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=28077&st=&pgnum=37&hilite=
One daughter of Rabbi Schuster, Rachel, married to Rabbi Reuven Pupka of Philadelphia, who passed away at a young age in 1950:
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A son of Reb Mayer Schuster, was Rabbi Avrum Yehoshua (Harold) Schuster of Yeshiva Ateres Schmuel in Waterbury CT:
http://shoffonline.blogspot.com/2008/06/rabbi-harold-schuster-story-of-great.html