Rabbi Tzemach Hoffenberg
צמח ב"ר פסח
Congregation Ados Yisroel, Hartford, ConnecticutDate of Death:
Mon. November 28, 1938 -
Kislev 5 5699
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Directions to Kever: Zion Hill Cemetery - Adas Israel in Hartford, Connecticut. Enter the non-Jewish cemetery at the intersection of Zion & Ward Street, make fist left and proceed into Jewish Cemetery. At the double chain link fence continue on foot to the section on the left. Large sealed ohel on the opposite side, along the fence near Ward Street.
Name Listed on Cemetery Database: Alternate spelling: Cemach
Biographical Notes:
Photo Caption:Rabbi Cemach (Tzemach) Hoffenberg, Credit:Â Barbara G RosenkranzÂ
Photo Caption:Rabbi Cemach (Tzemach) Hoffenberg,, Credit: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford
Photo Caption:Â Ados Israel Market Street building, Credit: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford
Bio Information:
Rabbi Cemach (Tzemach) Hoffenberg, a charter member of the Agudath Harabonim authored many seforim, among them Minchas Tzemach and Haichel Tzemach. The Rav, who came to the United States in 1897 first served in Springfield, MA before settling in Hartford in 1899.
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I am thankful to Rabbi Edward A. Cohen of Hartford, CT for pointing me in the right direction. Unfortunately, that day I left my camera home.
Thank you,
He has a granddaughter in Canada, I believe the family name is Green.
Wow, Green in Canada what about Weiss is Brooklyn!!!!!!
laugh all you want, but he does have a granddaughter in canada with the name green, i know this since she is in my grandmother
Green:
Are you the same Green that found my card at the kever and called me about a year ago?
Thank you,
sefer Hiechel Tzemach:
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/3012
Minchas Tzemach:
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/1541
Interesting how they omitted the name Nussen from his father’s name, as he wrote in hes sefer.
Rabbi Hoffenberg’s great-great-great grandson, Jake Andrew Rosenkranz is becoming a bar mitzvah on June 1, 2013. I am the daughter of the Rabbi’s granddaughter, Cipie (Hoffenberg) Miller.
http://jhsgh.org/exhibit-hoffenberg.html
I just showed your post to my 94-year old mom (Cipie Miller – granddaughter of Rabbi). She says his name is spelled incorrectly, it is Cemach, not Tzemach. My brother Ken is named for him. Did you know that Cemach (the Rabbi) had 8-9 children?
I am named after my great grandfather , I live in Thornhill , Canada
My 2nd great uncle Max Hollinger married Hassie Hoffenberg. They didn’t have any children. I’d love to find out if any of the Hoffenbergs have photos or stories about Max and Hassie Hollinger.
The Mauseleum, large sealed ohel, of Rabbi Tzemach Hoffenberg, Z”L at Ados Israel in Hartford, Ct was desecrated this week being broken into. I discovered the desecration today. Police are investigating.
His two seforim were published after he was niftar!!!