Kevarim of Tzadikim in North America

Rabbi Shimaryau Karelitz

by | May 31, 2021 | Connecticut, Hartford, CT | 1 comment

Rabbi Shimaryau Karelitz

שמריהו ב"ר שמעון

Hebrew Teacher, Hartford, Connecticut

Date of Death: Fri. October 17, 1930 -

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Name Listed on Cemetery Database: Name listed on marker: Samuel Karelitz

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Photo Caption: Rabbi Shmuel and Sara Karelitz, Credit: Needed 

Source: Hartford Courant

Source: Hartford Courant

Photo Caption: Beis Midrash Hagadol of Harford as it stands today (2020) at  370 Garden Steet in Hartford, Connecticut just a few short blocks from the congregation’s cemetery. Credit: Google

Bio Information:
Rabbi Karelits arrived here from Chomsk, Russia in 1905 and settled in Haverhill, Massachusetts along with his wife Chaya Sarah (nee Sporovsky). The family later relocated to Hartford, Connecticut.


Credit: MCA



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1 Comment

  1. Rabbi Stern
    Rabbi Stern on May 31, 2021 at 11:56 am

    Rabbi Shimaryau Karelitz and the Chazon Ish were cousins.

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