Rabbi Nechemiah Gitelson

Rabbi Nechemiah Gitelson

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Date of Death: Thu. November 3, 1932 - Cheshvan 4 5693

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Directions to Kever: Acacia and Mokom Sholom are under the same management umbrella. The cemeteries run along Pitkin and Liberty Avenues from 80th Street to 84th Street. Depending on the time of year access to Acacia can be from either side. Location: along the main path, right before the Reuben Mausoleum

Name Listed on Cemetery Database: Name listed on marker: Nehemiah Gitelson

Biographical Notes:

Photo Caption: Billboard in New York City, Credit: MCNY

Photo Caption: Congregation Sons of Israel Kalwarie – Pike Street Synagogue  as it stands today

Bio Information:
Rav Nechemiah Gitelson was born in Svenziany, Poland in 1853. He studied at the Yeshivas of Mir and Volozhin, obtaining ordination, although he never entered the rabbinate until moving to the United States. He first came to the United States in 1880, and made his home in New York City, running the company Nehemiah Gitelson and Sons, cotton converters and commission merchants. Gitelson was a strong supporter of Talmudic study. In 1905, he founded the Chevra Shass at the Congregation Sons of Israel Kalwarie in New York City, leading this organization for more than twenty five years.

Credit: Shmuel Amsel, Brooklyn, NY

Credit: Shmuel Amsel, Brooklyn, NY

Credit: Map to the kever of Rabbi Nechemiah Gitelson