Rabbi Shmuel Elimelech Turk
שמואל אלימלך ב"ר אהרן צבי
Rav, Kingsbridge Center of Israel, Bronx, New YorkDate of Death:
Sat. June 27, 2009 -
Tammuz 5 5769
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Directions to Kever: Mount Judah Cemetery in Ridgewood, Queens maintains computerized records and will provide a detailed location map upon request. Location: Society: RABBI LILLIENFELD, Section: 2 (office side), Block: 7, Gate: 8, Path: L11.
Name Listed on Cemetery Database: TURK, SAMUEL (RABBI)
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Photo Caption: Safer Kol Chaim, Rabbi Shmuel Turk, Credit: IFJCAH
Photo Caption: Kingsbridge Center of Israel located at 3115 Corlear Ave, Bronx, NY (June 2024), Credit: Google
Credit: Izzy Tsatskis
Credit: Izzy Tsatskis
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Here is some background
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Turk – it looks like most of these details are correct but see the accompanying marriage article for details.
Rabbi Turk was a student of Torah V’Daat and talmid of Rabbi S Heiman. Some further details he wrote two volumes Kerem Tzvi and Pri Malcha – one can be found on http://www.hebrewbooks.org/ in addition to the photos posted here.
As I mentioned his brother-in-law was Rabbi Dr Meyer Karlin the Moskva Illui they were married to sisters. They were the daughters of Rabbi Chaim Moshe Friedman of Meridian CT, he was the shochet there and is listed in the Chacmai New England book (also see the cover page notation in this post). I think Rabbi Karlin was Yeshiva College 1937 and there famous story of his smeicha bechina in the Rav Rakeffet’s (Rothkof) Revel book. He was my mother’s childhood Rabbi and she remembers him as a wonderful man. His PHD was is math.
http://fultonhistory.com/newspaper%2010/Yonkers%20NY%20Herald%20Statesman/Yonkers%20NY%20Herald%20Statesman%201945%20Grayscale/Yonkers%20NY%20Herald%20Statesman%201945%20Grayscale%20-%203670.pdf
See this article about the wedding with more the details. Debbie, Rabbi Turk’s wife was a .. NYU Law School graduate ( believe).
Rabbi Turk maintained a robust correspondence with Rabbi Menashe Klein.
See here for additional details
https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/914423