Rabbi Nutel Freisleben
נתן ב"ר יעקב הלוי
Rabbi, Lumberland, New YorkDate of Death:
Mon. December 22, 1851 -
Kislev 28 5612
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Directions to Kever: This location is NOT a cemetery but rather a lone marker amidst the thick forest brush along Chapin Road. Rabbi Frislabend was buried on his family's farm. Today the property belongs to Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. Location: 41°33'52.8"N 74°47'43.0"W or https://goo.gl/maps/8NV7FNTaUTTexKY78 (copy/paste), along Chapin Road between Lebanon Road and Forestburg Road. Coming from Forestburg Road its on the left side, look for a tree with tinfoil wrapped around it. The kever is about 30 feet up the hill. Please see the warning message below.
Biographical Notes:
WARNING: This location is NOT a cemetery but rather a lone grave sitting on property which belongs to Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. The grave is somewhat remote and there is some danger involved in accessing it. Use extreme caution, especially if the ground is muddy or covered in snow. Keep in mind that there is little to no cellphone service in the area and the road is sparsely traveled. Also, as this is PRIVATE PROPERTY please respect the integrity of the site by not leaving any garbage behind and avoid, as much as possible disturbing any of the natural foliage which has built up over the years.
Photo Caption: A depiction of what life was like for many Rabbonim who came to America pre1940, Credit: Needed
Credit: MCA
Source: Old Fulton NY Post, Tom Trynisk
Source: Jeffersonville NY Sullivan County Record 1901 Jul-Jul 1904
Photo Caption: Stone wall surrounding the kever, Credit: Moreshes Chachmei America
Photo Caption: Kever as it was discovered during the Summer or 2021, Credit: Moreshes Chachmei America
Photo Caption: Askonim, Yitzchok Blumenkrans (Flatbush) and Shlomie Mermelstein (Lakewood), visiting the kever Tisha B’Av, 2022, IFJCAH
Photo Caption: Tisha B’Av, 2022, IFJCAH
Photo Caption: Tisha B’Av, 2022, IFJCAH
Photo Caption: Tisha B’Av, 2022, IFJCAH
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This is truly amazing
December 22 1851 was כח כסלו not the 20th of Kisleiv as posted on the Matzivah
Newspaper article says his wife Rosa died 2 years before (1849) and is buried next to him. It looks like she died in 1868 in CA -see https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18551459/rosa-friesleben
41°33’52.8″N 74°47’43.0″W
41.564671, -74.795265
His name is not naftali. Please correct
Look for the tree with a tinfoil wrapped around it. The kever is around 30 feet up the hill.
@Dave
His name was indeed most probably Naftali according to the research I made before making this grave known. He went by the nickname Netel, which was very common in Bohemia.
I was there yesterday, 8/24/22, & a Con Ed O&R rep left his business card in a ZipLock bag with a note asking whoever cleaned up the site to please contact him.
It would be great to fix up the area and make it more accessible for the elderly and infirm.
The tinfoil is on a very thin tree and set back from the road a good 5 feet or more up a steep hill. Coming from the 42 it is on the left side of the gravel road. Road is in very good condition. Just go slow as you might skid when breaking hard or taking a turn.
Someone should run a sonar survey inside the enclosure to locate the second grave known to have been there.
With everyone’s ideas I’m afraid that this site will be disturbed after 170 years of resting there in peace. I take responsibility as I’m the one who researched and found this grave. Please, please leave the site alone, don’t touch and don’t do anything irresponsible. If you want to visit that’s fine but don’t take part in destroying it.
Thank you