Kevarim of Tzadikim in North America

Rabbi Moshe Wechsler

by | Jul 22, 2013 | Mt. Zion Cemetery (Maurice Ave), Queens / L.I., NY | 9 comments

Rabbi Dr. Moshe Wechsler

ืžืฉื” ื‘"ืจ ื™ืฉืจืืœ

Rav, Congregation Bris Sholom, Yonkers, NY

Date of Death: Sun. February 23, 1919 - Adar 23 5679

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Cemetery:

Cemetery Details
59-63 54th Avenue
Maspeth, NY 11378
United States

Phone: 718-335-2500
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Web: http://www.mountzioncemetery.com/
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Cemetery Map: http://www.mountzioncemetery.com/images/grounds_large.gif

Notes: The cemetery is quite large and can be difficult to navigate, a detailed map from the office can be extremely helpful. Check cemetery website for office and gate hours. A $20 deposit is required for a Mausoleum key.

Directions to Kever: Mount Zion Cemetery in Queens maintains computerized records and will provide a detailed location map upon request. Location: Section V, Block 8, Lot 6, Society: Zichron Efraim.

Name Listed on Cemetery Database: WECHSLER, MORRIS

Biographical Notes:


Photo Caption:ย Rabbi Moshe Wechsler, Credit: IFJCAH
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Wechsler Moshe Bio 2
Photo Caption: Short Bio for Rabbi Moshe Wechsler
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Source: New York Times

Bio Information:
The Rav who came here from Erlau, Hungary ย in 1885 served at Congregation Bris Sholom and the Hungarian Ohev Tzedek shul both in ย Yonkers and at Congregation Tiferes Yisroel in the Bronx. Among his seforim are Moshe Yedaber, Birkas Moshe and Vaysaper Moshe. He also was the editor of the Yiddisha Pressa and the New Yorker Tzeitung. ย The Rav was born in 1849.


Credit: Moreshes Chachmey America



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9 Comments

  2. Farshlufen
    Farshlufen on July 23, 2013 at 11:20 am

    Brith Scholem was in the lower East side on Av. D

    http://tinyurl.com/BrithScholem

    http://tinyurl.com/Rev-Wechsler

    “Rev Morris Wechsler who died here yesterday aged 7O years was the minister of two orthodox congregations one of which was located on the lower Side the other in the Bronx He had been a minister in this city nearly forty years “

  4. YD Miller
    YD Miller on July 23, 2013 at 12:45 pm

    ืค”ื 
    ื–ื” ืžืฉื” ื”ืื™ืฉ ื™ื“ืขื ื• ืžื” ื”ื™ื” ืœื•
    ื—ื›ืžื” ื•ื‘ื™ื ื”… ื”ืืžื•ื ื” ืขืœื• ื‘ื’ื•ืจืœื•
    ื‘ืœื‘ ื˜ื”ื•ืจ………..
    ืขืœ … ื™ืฉืจืืœ….
    ื”ืจื‘ ืžื•”ื” ืžืฉื” ื•ื•ืขื›ืกืœืขืจ ื‘ื”ืจื‘
    ืžื•”ื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื–ืฆ”ืœ
    ืฉื™ืžืฉ ื‘ื›ืชืจ ื”ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ื‘ืืจืฅ ืžื•ืœื“ืชื•
    ื•ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ื–ืืช ื•ื—ื™ื‘ืจ ืกืคืจ ื•ื™ืกืคืจ ืžืฉื”
    ื•ืžืฉื” ืขืœื” ืœืžืจื•ื ื‘ื™ื•ื ื›”ื• ืื“ืจ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ
    ืฉื ืช ืขื˜ืจ”ืช ื‘ื ื™ื ืื‘ื•ืชื ืœืค”ืง
    ืชื ืฆื‘”ื”
    Rev. Morris Wechsler
    Beloved Father
    Died Feb. 22 1919

    –

    Where in Europe did he serve as Rav?

  6. ื™ื•ื“ืœ
    ื™ื•ื“ืœ on September 30, 2013 at 3:41 pm

    yd miller ืื™ืš ื‘ื™ืŸ ื’ืขื•ื•ืขืŸ ื‘ื™ื™ ื“ื™ ืงื‘ืจ ืขืจื‘ ื™ื•”ื˜ ื•ื•ื™ืื–ื•ื™ ื”ืืกื˜ื™ ื’ืขืงื ื˜ ืœื™ื™ื ืขืŸ ื“ื™ ื•ื•ืขืจื˜ืขืจ ืื’ื‘ ืกื™ ืื™ื– ื ื”ืืจืฅ ื•ื•ื™ื˜ืื’ ื•ื•ื™ ื‘ื™ื™ ื“ื™ ืื™ื™ื ืขืงืœืขืš ืื™ื– ืฉื•ื™ืŸ ื ื™ืฉื˜ ื“ื ืงื™ื™ืŸ ืื™ื™ืŸ ื•ื•ืืจื˜ ืื™ื“ื™ืฉ ืืคืฉืจ ื•ื•ื™ืกื ืื™ื™ื ืขืจ ื•ื•ืขืจ ื–ื™ื™ ื–ืขื ืขืŸ

  7. YD Miller
    YD Miller on October 1, 2013 at 9:55 am

    Yidel

    I read it off the photo, can you fill in the blanks?

    Did you find any other rabbonim there?

    The fact about the children not been frum is unfortunately very common in that generation.

  8. Farshlufen
    Farshlufen on October 1, 2013 at 11:59 am

    YD:

    ืคโ€ื 
    ื–ื” ืžืฉื” ื”ืื™ืฉ ื™ื“ืขื ื• ืžื” ื”ื™ื” ืœื•
    ื—ื›ืžื” ื•ื‘ื™ื ื”โ€ฆ ื”ืืžื•ื ื” ืขืœื• ื‘ื’ื•ืจืœื•
    ื•ื‘ืœื‘ ื˜ื”ื•ืจ ืžืœื ืื”ื‘ื” ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื–ื•ืœืชื•
    ืคืขืœ ื ืคืœืื•ืช ืœื˜ื•ื‘ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ืœื ื—ืœืชื•
    ื”ืจื‘ ืžื•โ€ื” ืžืฉื” ื•ื•ืขื›ืกืœืขืจ ื‘ื”ืจื‘
    ืžื•โ€ื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื–ืฆโ€ืœ
    ืฉื™ืžืฉ ื‘ื›ืชืจ ื”ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ื‘ืืจืฅ ืžื•ืœื“ืชื•
    ื•ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ื–ืืช ื•ื—ื™ื‘ืจ ืกืคืจ ื•ื™ืกืคืจ ืžืฉื”
    ื•ืžืฉื” ืขืœื” ืœืžืจื•ื ื‘ื™ื•ื ื›โ€ื• ืื“ืจ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ
    ืฉื ืช ืขื˜ืจโ€ืช ื‘ื ื™ื ืื‘ื•ืชื ืœืคโ€ืง
    ืชื ืฆื‘โ€ื”
    Rev. Morris Wechsler
    Beloved Father
    Died Feb. 22 1919

  9. curios
    curios on October 10, 2013 at 8:14 pm

    Looks like:
    ื—ื›ืžื” ื•ื‘ื™ื ื” ื™ืจืื” ื•ืืžื•ื ื” ืขืœื• ื‘ื’ื•ืจืœื•

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