Rabbi Asher Nissan Levitan
אשר ניסן הלוי
Chief Rabbi, Shavel, LithuaniaDate of Death:
Fri. May 25, 1956 -
Sivan 15 5716
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Directions to Kever: Mount Judah Cemetery in Queens maintains computerized records and will provide a detailed location map upon request. Location: Society: TAL TOR TIPH JER, Section: 1, Block: V, Gate: 1, towards the left side of the section
Name Listed on Cemetery Database: LEVITAN, OSHER N.
Biographical Notes:
Photo caption: Overseeing production at the Streit’s Matzo factory, c. 1960 Credit: Aron Streit, Inc.
Photo Caption: Rav Levitan in conversation with Rav Pinchos Teitz (Elizabeth, NJ), Credit: Dr. Rivka Blau
Bio Information:
Rav Levitan a prominent Moreh Dasrah in the Bronx was also the uncle of Rav Elazar Menachem Man Shach, the late Ponevezher Rosh Yeshiva.
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זהו דודו של הרב שך.
אחי אמו.
היה להם אח נוסף, ר’ בן ציון יעקב לויטן שהיה רב בעיר ציטוויאן שבליטא.
שטרייטס מצות היו תחת השגחתו
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12099&pgnum=38
A nephew was Rabbi Israel Mier Levitan of Chicago, see bottom of the letter where he mentions this uncle.
http://cgi.ebay.com/CHICAGO-Rabbi-Israel-Meir-LEVITAN-Hebrew-letter-judaica-/370418662689?pt=Antiquarian_Collectible&hash=item563eac3d21
A nice photo of Rabbi Levitan together with Rav Teitz in 1935:
http://books.google.com/books?id=H7K4LIotquUC&lpg=PA87&dq=Rabbi%20Tomashoff&pg=PA94#v=onepage&q&f=false
His father in law was Rav Yaakov Dov Rappaport who was a Rov in Kfar Saba, and son in law of the Zecher Yehosef of Shavel.
See http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=40637&pgnum=4
Announcement of his Ptira at
http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12588&st=&pgnum=32