Rabbi Schmaryohu Leib Hurwitz
שמריהו ליב ב"ר דוב בער הלוי
Rav, Talmud Torah Rabbi Yisroel Salanter, Harlem, New York CityDate of Death:
Sun. June 12, 1938 -
Sivan 12 5698
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Directions to Kever: Old Montefiore Cemetery in Queens maintains computerized records and will provide a detailed location map upon request. Location: Gate: 36C/N, Block: 92, Row: 001RC, Grave: 1, Society Name: TALMUD TORAH TIFFERETH HAGRO
Name Listed on Cemetery Database: HURWITZ, SCHMARYOHN (RABBI)
Biographical Notes:
Credit: Orthodox Judaism in America, Moshe D Sherman
Credit: MCA
Photo Caption: Originally located in Harlem, Talmudical Institute of Harlem moved to the Bronx where it became known as Yeshiva Rabbanu Yisroel Salanter or just “Salanter” for short. The Yeshiva first moved to Washington Avenue but then relocated after purchasing a building at 1946 Webster Avenue. The above picture shows how the Yeshiva was vandalized while still at its Harlem location. Credit: IFJCAH
Photo Caption: The Yeshiva building c. 1940, Credit: NYC Dept of Records
Photo Caption: The Yeshiva Building as it stands today, Credit: Google
Credit: IFJCAH
Source: Needed
Credit: IFJCAH
Credit: IFJCAH
Photo Caption: Rabbi Hurwitz family portrait, Credit: Needed, Origination: Yitzchok ShteirmanÂ
Source: HaPardas
Photo Caption: Tiferes Hagra Talmud Torah building at 425 Howard Ave in Brooklyn, c.1939, Credit: NYC
Photo Caption: Tiferes Hagra Talmud Torah building as it stands today (2014), Credit: Google
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