Rabbi Shimshon Zelig Fortman
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Rav, Cong Kneseth Israel “The White Shul”, Far RockawayDate of Death:
Sat. February 3, 1951 -
Shevat 27 5711
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Photo Caption: Rav Shimshon Fortman, Credit: Mendy Sherer, Lakewood, NJ
Photo Caption: Memorial at the entrance of the main sanctuary at Kneseth Israel, Credit: IFJCAH
Credit: Rabbi Dr. Shnayer Leiman, Brooklyn College
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(Name should be written in full, Reb Shimshon Zelig Fortman):
Biography:
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=6562&st=&pgnum=106&hilite=
He was the father-in-law of the famous Rabbi Moshe Scherer president of the Agudas Yisroel in the US.
Another famous SIL was Rabbi Dovid Hollander of Brighton Beach
His brother Reb Yisroel Tanchum הי”ד, was the Rav in Shvekshna, and son-in-law of Reb Benzion Zev Krenitz – previous Rav in Shvekshna.
By the way they were Cohanim. There was another Rav Nechemia Fortman, Rav in Neustadt, father of R’ Moshe from Bnei Brak – I wonder if and how they were related.
He came (or lived in) from Storobin, and lead a Yeshiva there.
See: http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=3048&pgnum=4.