Rabbi Yehoshua Heschel Leiter
יהושע העשל ב"ר מיכל
Rav, Chevra Bikur Cholim Anshei Sfard, BronxDate of Death:
Thu. December 1, 1932 -
Kislev 2 5693
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There were a few Leiter’s Rabonim in the US, some of which are already posted on this site.
Rabbi Yehoshua Heschel (not Herschel) Leiter was according to the euology of his brother Rav Moshe, the Chief Dayan (Rabbinic justice; Rava”d) in the Bronx, NY.
His Father Rav Mechel is also listed on this site, there was another son of Rav Mechel; Rav Nussen Nuta Lieter who was niftar in Viene.
Some seforim of the Leiter Dynasty are availible at http://www.hebrewbooks.org; try searching for לייטער or לייטר.
The Shule was on Tiffany Street in the Bronx.