Rabbi Moshe Yisroel Shapiro
משה ישראל ב"ר גדליה הכהן
Rav, Congregation Poale Zedek Anshe Illya (Forsyth Street Synagogue)Date of Death:
Wed. October 23, 1907 -
Cheshvan 15 5668
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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: Enter cemetery at Ocean Parkway between Avenue J and K, one inside it's along Evergreen, between post 130 and 131, a few graves in on the left side
Biographical Notes:
Source: Otzar HaTmunot
Bio Information:
Rav Shapiro was a founding member of the Agudath HaRabonim.
Credit: IFJCAH
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He was a Volozhiner.
My great great grandfather is Rabbi Moshe Yisroel Shapiro. You have a picture of his grave on your website.
Do you have any additional information you can share with me?
Thanks and all the best.
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F70E17FF3C5A17738DDDAC0A94D8415B878CF1D3
Credit: Farshlufen
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F70E17FF3C5A17738DDDAC0A94D8415B878CF1D3
[tnx to BBZ for pointing me here]
Now it becomes even more interesting, it seems like there were 2 Shapiro Rabbonim in the Ilyer Shul, but it also seems that they were unrelated since he Reb Moshe Yisroel was a Cohen and http://kevarim.vohost.us/rebbe-shlomo-zalman-shapiro/ was not.
Reb Shlomo Zalman passed away in 1915 but by then he was already a rabbi in Bronsville so when was he in the Ilyer Shul?
Rabbi Schapiro was first Rosh Yeshiva in his home town Ilia, he came to the US on the invitation of the Ilia Kehila that was then organized in NYC.
He also served on the RIETS, but passed ayay at a young age of 62.
It seems that they didnt even have his fathers name to engrave on the Matzeive
Ilia Yizkor Book (Image 43)
http://yizkor.nypl.org/index.php?id=1095
Correction:
Ilia Yizkor Book (Image 83)
http://yizkor.nypl.org/index.php?id=1095
The “Poely Tzedek – Anshe Ilya” shul also known as the “Forsyth Street Synagogue”:
http://books.google.com/books?id=Epqr_te4DBsC&lpg=PA45&dq=%22Forsyth%20Street%20Synagogue%22&pg=PA46#v=onepage&q&f=false
בעוה”ר
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&q=126+forsyth+street++ny+ny&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=126+Forsyth+St,+New+York,+NY+10002&gl=us&ei=3nbYTOWrIIG0lQfK6fn-CA&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBMQ8gEwAA
Thank you for all who posted links to learn more about my great great grandfather. My family and I are most appreciative!
All the best,
Adeena
From Eisenstiens Diary Otzar Zichronoisie about the Yeshiva RYE (RIETS):
“והם שומעים שיעורים בכל יום מראש הישיבה ר’ משה ישראל שפירא והמשגיח התמידי ר’ נחום דן מסלוצק”
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=6655&st=&pgnum=81&hilite=
(who was Reb Nuchem Dan from Slutzk the Mashgiach?)
You can find out some more info re: Rav Nachum Dan Baron (The RIETS Mashgiach) by searching Google/Web and Google/Books for either “Nahum Dan” or “Nachum Dan”.
Born in Charadock, Ilya, Minsk, Lithuania on 1845 to Gedalyahu HaKohen Shapiro and Liebl Lewy. Moshe Israel married Sarah Deborah Riger and had 10 children. He passed away on 23 Oct 1907 in New York. (source – ancestry.com)