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 ×”×™”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.