Rabbi Mordecai Yaakov Golinkin
מרדכי יעקב ב"ר ראובן
Rosh Bais Din, Vaad Harobonim of MassachusettsDate of Death:
Wed. December 3, 2014 -
Kislev 19 5735
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Directions to Kever: Chevra Kadisha - Sons of Jacob Cemetery in Worcester, Massachusetts, Location: Needed
Name Listed on Cemetery Database: Name listed on marker: Rabbi Mordechai Golinkin
Biographical Notes:
Photo Caption: Rabbi Mordecai Yaakov Golinkin (C), Credit: Needed
Bio Information:
Prior to his arrive to the United States Rabbi Mordecai Yaakov Golinkin server various communities in Eastern Europe, among them Ryzhany (a suburb of Zhitomir, Ukraine) and Dokshitz (Belarus). During the 1930’s he was in Danzig and managed to escape as the Nazi’s were closing that city. Upon his arrival to these shores he settled in Worcester, MA where he was soon considered the cities chief rabbi.
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Photo of the Rav and some additional informtion:
http://www.ivelt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=593108#p593108
His son was a conservative Rabbi and activist Noah Golinkin died in 2003 at age of 89 he lived in Columbia, Maryland.
http://www.wymaninstitute.org/articles/2003-02-golinkin.php
here you have info on him:
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pagefeed/hebrewbooks_org_6562_26.pdf
u wrote 2014 for date of death
try 1976 is the correct year
See Chachmei Yisroel of New England page 61