Rabbi Noach Garfinkel
נח ב"ר אפרים שּמעון הכהן
Rosh Yeshiva, Rabeinu Chaim Ozer, Bronx, New YorkDate of Death:
Thu. October 23, 1958 -
Cheshvan 9 5719
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Credit: Reb Yitzchok Alter
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Credit: Reb Yitzchok Alter
Photo Credit: Daniel Jacobson
Photo Caption: Rav Noach Garfinkel (c), Credit: Daniel Jacobson
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Located in the East Bronx on Bryant Ave and 177th Street, Yeshiva Rabeinu Chaim Ozer named for the Chief Rabbi of Vilna, Rav Chaim Ozer Grodzinski, existed from about 1945 until approx 1964. Around 1958, it relocated to 2084 Arthur Avenue in the West Bronx. While Rav Garfinkel was the Rosh yeshiva (Dean) one Mr. Zaretzky served as executive director. Rabbi Pinchos Twersky (son of the Loyev Uman Rebbe) was on the staff as well. Sometime during the 1950s, Rabbi David Savit of the Hunts Point Jewish Center joined the Yeshiva. The yeshiva had grade 1-8 and taught in Yiddish.
Photo Caption: The Yeshiva building as it stood in 1940, Credit: Moreshes Chachmei America
Photo Caption: The Yeshiva building as it stands today at 2084 Arthur Avenue, Credit: Google
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After Rabbi Garfinkel’s passing, Rav Dovid Lifschitz (Suwalker Rav) would walk many a shabbos from Washington Heights to the Bronx to help facilitate the minyan, although the neighborhood was already passed its prime. When asked why, he responded, in order to preserve the memory of Rav Chaim Ozer.
The yeshiva was eventually swallowed up by Salanter.