Rabbi Yaakov Eliezer Silman
יעקב אליעזר ב"ר שרגא אהרן
Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbeinu Yitzchok Elchonon (RIETS)Date of Death:
Sun. December 6, 1936 -
Kislev 22 5697
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Biographical Notes:
Photo Caption: Rabbi Yaakov Eliezer Silman, Credit: Needed
Source: Anshei Shem
Bio Information:
Rav Silman who hailed from Uzda, Russia was a leading figure at the Agudas HaRabonim. The Rav was also associated with the Beis Medrash L’Rabonim in Chicago and Mesivta Tifereth Jerusalem (MTJ) in New York City.
Credit: Asher Lowy, Lakewood, NJ
Credit: Asher Lowy, Lakewood, NJ
Credit: Asher Lowy, Lakewood, NJ
Credit: Asher Lowy, Lakewood, NJ
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What does the acronin פ.נ.ע.ר stand for, I know thae first two letters are “Poh Nitman” but what is the ‘Eiyin’ and ‘Reish’
I would imagine “Poh Nitman Ateres Rosheinu”
I emailed Greenbaum Monuments (Brooklyn) earlier and he replied that Peh Nun Ayin Reish (might) stands for: Poh Nitman Ateres Rosheinu.
Hey, Avremele, we posted at the same exact moment… what a coincidence.
Thanks both (Smart people think alike (:)
Is he related to Rav Silman from Bnei Brak?
I’m working on Silman family genealogy worldwide. (Originally from Darshunishok/Darsuniskis, Lithuania.) Many distiguished rabbis in the family. Still putting all of the pieces together. Anyone interested please contact me rbercuvitz@presagia.com
Curios,
Yes, I believe my grandfather, Rav Yaakov Elizer Silman was related to Rav Silman from Bnei Brak. The common thread is Kadesh Yehuda Silman hy”d that was murdered by the Arabs, yemach shemam, in Chevron in the 1920’s.
Interesting. Thanks. Was it A Lithuanian family?
Judy,
I see you have a nice photo of the Rav on Geni,
http://www.geni.com/people/HaRav-Yaakov-Silman/4339046681050040178
was his father a Rav as well?
what else can you share about him?
We liv all his Melbourne Australia and there are somboth Silman’s who came in 1937 and their descendants but I am not from that family. My fathher Israel silman was a holocaust survivor and lost his family. We have relatives in Israel
Usa and Canada and France as he was a Silman on both sides fom his mother and father. My cousin Bracha tells me that his uncle was a Rabbi in srael from Bnei brak. Also another Rabbi was taken with his family to Aushwitz maybe from Lodz ghetto. My grandfather was Johanan Silman or Sylman. One of the brothers was Itzak silman who died in 1995 in Tel Aviv. My father Israel Silman is still alive and had light brown hair and blue eyes and looks so much like the Canadian relatives.They came from Kielce , Chelm and surrounding areas and lived in Lodz. I know the family came from other places as well not Poland maybe Russia and Germany but am not sure. Can you give us more information re relatives.
new email address. seeking any descendants of Silman family originally from Lithuania. you can see the family tree on geni.com, descended from moshe silman (born c.1750).
new email address, rbercuvitz@bell.net. seeking any descendants of Silman family originally from Lithuania. you can see the family tree on geni.com, descended from Moshe Silman (born c.1750).
Isn’t there a Silman family in Minesota?
Yes there is. My older brother, Jay (Yaakov Eliezer), me, my younger siblings, Shimon, Judy (see above) and Naomi Zirkind were all born in Minnesota. Rav Yaakov Eliezer Silman z’l was our paternal grandfather.
I am searching for the Hungarian-Romanian Silmans. My aunt Helen died in Haifa in 2008 and my Aunt Paulah died in Petah Tikvah
I have found our grandmother’s family in Hungary and another sdignificant Silman link from Romania in Israel. If anyone can assist, my email is asilman@rogers.com
Rick Bercouvitz family is from Lithuania and I believe there is another link for him in Sooth Africa.
We had a Moshe Silman in the family and I have a family tree the Canadian Silman from toronto drew up for me when I visited them and it has Some families had like 12 children so it is easy to see the names are repeated over the generations? does any one know how all the Silman are related or how you go about finding out? There is family in France and Israel but I am slowly losing contact with them I now rougly where a few are but any one with information write and tell me.
We are in Melbourne Australia
lsilman@optusnet.com
YD Miller,
Yes, rabbis going back 10 generations from my father, z”l. Yaakov Eliezer is my father’s father.
Lee Silman: now I have a daughter living in Toronto. Her name is Tamar Shuchat. She is on Shlichus in the Russian community with her husband Zalman from Montreal.
I can be reached at jsilmangreenspan@yahoo.com
YD Miller,
Yes, the Silman family is Litvish. Of note, his wife Sima came from the Koidenover Rov’s family. A bit of a ‘mixed’ marriage. HaRav Yaakov Eliezer Silman was the dean of the Ha Rav Yitzchak Elchanan Yeshiva before it became Yeshiva University. He was against adding secular studies because he felt that the frumkeit would lessen. Indeed, it has moved from an Agudah orientation to a Modern Orthodox orientation. Rabbi Dov Revel was a proponent of adding secular studies. His ideas won out. Hence the name of one of the halls &/ or a program is named after him.
Jsilmangreenspan@yahoo.com