Kevarim of Tzadikim in North America

Rabbi Yehuda Leib Graubart

by | Aug 21, 2009 | Canada, Chief Rabbi, Toronto, ON | 51 comments

Rabbi Yehuda Leib Graubart

ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืœื™ื‘ ื‘"ืจ ื‘ื ื™ืžื™ืŸ

Chief Rabbi, Staszow (Stashov), Poland

Date of Death: Thu. October 7, 1937 - Cheshvan 2 5698

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Directions to Kever: Roselawn Avenue Cemeteries in Toronto, Canada. Location: To the left of the Krakover Toronto Rebbeโ€™s ohel

Biographical Notes:

Graubart Yehuda Leib Toronto
Photo Caption: Rabbi Yehuda Leib Graubart, Credit:ย Moreshes Chachmei Americaโ€™s Archives
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Photo Caption: Rabbi Yehuda Leib Graubart, Credit:ย Ontario Jewish Archives
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Photo Caption: Rabbi Yehuda Leib Graubart, Credit:ย Ontario Jewish Archives

Source: Jewish Forwardsย 


Credit:

Credit: Shmuel Amsel, Brooklyn, NY


Credit: Shmuel Amsel, Brooklyn, NY


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  1. YD Miller
    YD Miller on August 21, 2009 at 4:20 pm

    Rav Graubart was a great Torah giant, his 4 volumes of Shu”t Chavalim Banimim are of great Lomdos like the other Polish Geonim such as the Chelkas Yoav or Rav Yosef Engel.

    His brother Rav Yisocher was the Rav in Bendin Poland, he himself was the chief rabbi in Toronto if I remember correctly.

  2. Azi
    Azi on August 22, 2009 at 9:53 pm

    Does anyone know about another rav from Toronto named R’ Yosef Weinreb? He was living there at least by 1900. He was maybe the cheif rabbi of Toronto.

  3. Ben Bee Zee
    Ben Bee Zee on March 9, 2010 at 5:58 pm

    ื‘”ื”

    ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืจ’ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืœื™ื‘ ื’ืจื•ื™ื‘ืืจื˜ ื–ืฆื•ืง”ืœ
    ื ื•ืœื“ ื‘ืขื™ืจ ืฉืจืขื ืฆืง ื‘ื™ื•ื ื’’ ื›ืกืœื• ืฉื ืช ืชืจื›”ื‘ ืœืื‘ื™ื• ื”ื’ื””ื— ืจ’ ื‘ื ื™ืžื™ืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื” ื—ืกื™ื“ ื•ืชืœืžื™ื“ ืœื”ื’ื””ืง ืžื˜ืฉืขื›ืขื ืื•ื• ื–ืฆ”ืœ ื•ืžืงื•ืจื‘ ืืฆืœ ื”ืจื””ืง ื‘ืขืœ ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉื™ ื”ืจื™”ื ืžื’ื•ืจ ื–ืฆ”ืœ, ื•ืœืืžื• ืžืจืช ื“ื‘ื•ืจื” ืจืขื›ื™ืœ ื ื›ื“ืช ืจ’ ื–ืขืœื™ื’ ื–”ืœ ืื‘”ื“ ืฉืจืขื ืฆืง.

    ื”ื™ื” ื’ืื•ืŸ ื”ื’ืื•ื ื™ื ื‘ื–ืžื ื• ื•ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืงื™ ื‘ืฉ”ืก ื‘ื‘ืœื™ ื™ืจื•ืฉืœืžื™, ืคื•ืกืงื™ ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ื•ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื ื•ื’ื ื”ื™ื” ืœื• ื‘ืงื™ืื•ืช ื ืคืœืื” ื‘ื—ื›ืžืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ื›ื‘ืจ ืžืฉื—ืจ ื˜ืœ ื™ืœื“ื•ืชื• ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ื›ืจ ื‘ืขื™ืจ ืฉืจืขื ืฆืง ื›ืขื™ืœื•ื™ ื•ืžืชืžื™ื“ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื•ื‘ื”ื™ื•ืชื• ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื™ืœื“ ืงื˜ืŸ ื›ื‘ืŸ ืฉื‘ืข ื›ื‘ืจ ืœืžื“ ืฉ”ืก ื•ืคื•ืกืงื™ื ื•ื›ืฉื ืชื‘ื’ืจ ืฉืœื—ื• ืื‘ื™ื• ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืืฆืœ ืื—ื™ื• ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžืžื ื• ื‘ืฉื ื™ื ืจ’ ื™ืฉื›ืจ ื‘ืขืจื™ืฉ ื–ืฆ”ืœ โ€“ ื‘ืขื ื“ื™ื ืขืจ ืจื‘ – ืžื—”ืก ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื™ืฉืฉื›ืจ, ืฉื”ื™ื” ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื–ืžืŸ ืจื‘ ื‘ืคืœืืฆืง.

    ื‘ืฉื ืช ื”ืขืฉืจื™ื ืœื™ืžื™ ื—ื™ื™ื• ืงื™ื‘ืœ ืกืžื™ื›ื” ืžื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจ’ ื—ื™ื™ื ืืœืขื–ืจ ื•ื•ืืงืก ืจืื‘ื“”ืง ืงืืœื™ืฉ ื•ืžื—”ืก ื ืคืฉ ื—ื™ื”, ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืืจ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ื•ืชื‘ “ืขื“ื•ืชื™ ื ืืžื ื” ืขืœ ื”ืจื‘ ื”ื—ืจื™ืฃ ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ ืžื•ื””ืจ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื ืœื™ื‘ ื ื™’ ืžืฉืจืขื ืฆืง, ืื™ืš ืฉื™ื“ื™ื• ืจื‘ ืœื• ื‘ื”ื•ืจืื” ื•ื”ื•ื ื‘ืงื™ ื‘ื”ื•ืจืื” ื›ืื—ืจ ื”ืžื•ืจื™ื ื”ืžืคื•ืจืกืžื™ื” (ื ื—ืชื ื‘ื™ื•ื ื›”ื” ื˜ื‘ืช ืชืจืž”ื‘), ื•ื›ืžื•”ื› ื‘ืขืช ื—ื’ื•ืชื• ืืช ื”ืคืกื— ื“ืฉื ืช ืชืจืž”ื“ ืืฆืœ ื”ื•ืจื™ื• ื‘ืขื™ืจ ืฉืจืขื ืฆืง ืกืžืš ืขืœื™ื• ืจื‘ ื”ืขื™ืจ ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืจ’ ื ืชืŸ ืœื™ื™ืคืฆื™ื’ืขืจ ืืช ื™ื“ื• ืขืœื™ื• ืœื“ื•ืŸ ื•ืœื”ื•ืจื•ืช.

    ืžืฉื ืช ืชืจืž”ื“ ืฉืžืฉ ื›ืื‘”ื“ ื‘ืขื™ืจ ื™ืื ืื•ื• ืคืœืš ืคืœืืฆืง ื‘ืคื•ืœื™ืŸ, ื•ืžืฉื ืช ืชืจืž”ื— ื ืชืงื‘ืœ ื‘ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืจื‘ ืœืฉืžืฉ ื‘ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ื‘ืขื™ืจ ืžืืงืื•ื• ืฉื”ื™ื” ื‘ืขืช ื”ื”ื•ื ื”ืงื™ื‘ื•ืฅ ื”ื›ื™ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืฉืœ ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื™ื”ื“ื•ืช ื‘ืคืœืš ืœื•ืžื–ืฉื” ื•ืขืกืง ืฉื ื”ืจื‘ื” ื‘ืขื ื™ื ื™ ื”ื›ืœืœ ื•ืชืคืก ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื”, ืื—”ื› ืงื™ื‘ืœ ืืช ื”ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ื‘ืขื™ืจ ืกื˜ืืฉืขื•ื• ืคืœืš ืจืื“ื•ื ื•ืฉื ืฉืžืฉ ืžืฉืš ืฉืœ ื—ืžืฉื” ื•ืขืฉืจื™ื ืฉื ื” ื•ืขืœ ืฉืžื• ื ืงืจื ‘ืกื˜ืืฉื•ื‘ืขืจ ืจื‘’, ื‘ืกื˜ืืฉื•ื‘ ื”ืชืขืจื‘ ื”ืข ื”ืจื‘ื” ื‘ืขื ื™ื ื™ ื”ื›ืœืœ ื•ื”ื™ื” ืจืืฉ ‘ืืกื™ืคืช ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ื’ ืฉื”ืชืงื™ื™ืžื ื‘ื•ื•ืืจืฉื, ื•ื”ื™ื” ืฉืœื•ื—ื ื“ืจื‘ื ืŸ ืœืืกืฃ ืืช ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ื ื“ืคื•ืœื™ืŸ ื•ืจื•ืกื™ื ืœืื—ื“ื ื‘ืขื ื™ื ื™ื ื”ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืคืจืง.

    ื‘ืžืœื—ืžืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ืฉื ืช ืชืจืข”ื” ื—ืฉื“ื• ื‘ื• ืขื ืขื•ื“ ืจื‘ื ื™ื ื‘ืคื•ืœื™ืŸ ืœื”ื™ื•ืชื ืžืจื’ืœื™ื ื•ื’ืœื• ืื•ืชื ืœืขืจื™ื ืจื—ื•ืงื•ืช ื‘ืจื•ืกื™ื, ืฉื ื”ืจืื” ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืืช ื›ื•ื—ื•ืชื™ื• ื•ืขืฉื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืื•ื“ ืœื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ ืจื•ืกื™ื ืœื—ื–ืงื ื‘ื’ืฉืžื™ื•ืช ื•ื‘ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื•ืช ื•ืืฃ ืจืฉื ืืช ื›ืœ ืชื”ืœื•ื›ืช ื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ืžืฉืš ื“’ ืฉื ื™ื ื•ื›ืœ ืคืขื•ืœื•ืชื™ื• ื‘ื—ื™ื‘ืจ ‘ืกืคืจ ื–ื›ืจื•ืŸ’.

    ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ื ื™ืกืŸ ืชืจ”ืค ื ืงืจื ืžื˜ืขื ืงื”ืœ ืขื“ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื“ื˜ืืจืื ื˜ื ืœื‘ื•ื ืืœื™ื”ื (ื”ืขื™ืจ ื˜ืจืื ืื˜ื ื”ื™ื” ืžืœื ืขื ืคื•ื™ืœื™ืฉืข ืื™ื“ืŸ) ื•ืœืงื‘ืœ ื”ืข ืขื•ืœ ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ืช ื•ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืืœื•ืœ ื“ืฉื ื” ื”ื”ื•ื ื‘ื ืœืฉื, ื‘ืฉื ืช ืชืจืค”ื– ื ืชืงื‘ืœ ืœืจื‘ ื•ืื‘”ื“ ื‘ืก”ื˜ ืœื•ืื™ืก ืžื™ื–ื•ืจื™ ื•ืื—”ื› ื—ื–ืจ ืœื˜ืืจืื ื˜ื.

    ื”ืกืคืจ ื—ื‘ืœื™ื ื‘ื ืขื™ืžื™ื-ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืœืื•ืจ ื‘ื—ืžืฉื” ื›ืจื›ื™ื, ื—”ื ื—ื™ื‘ืจ ื‘ื”ื™ื•ืชื• ืื‘ื“”ืง ืžืืงื•ื‘ ืคืœืš ืœื•ืžื–ื” ื‘ืคื•ืœื™ืŸ ื•ื‘ืจื•ื‘ื• ื“ืŸ ื”ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื‘ืกื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ื”ืฉ”ืก ื•ื ืขืจืš ื‘ืกื™ื“ื•ืจ ืื ืฆื™ืงืœื•ืคื“ื™’ (ื™ืฉ ืฉื ืืช ื”ืกื›ืžื•ืชื™ื”ื ืฉืœ ื”ื’ืื•ื ื™ื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ืขืœ ืฉื“ื™ ื—ืžื“, ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืžืœื›ื™ืืœ, ืจ’ ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืจืœื™ืŸ ืจืื‘”ื“ ื™ืขืœื™ืกืื•ื•ืขื˜ื’ืจืื“, ืจ’ ื™ื—ื™ืืœ ืžื™ื›ืœ ืจืื‘”ื“ ืฉืขืคืก, ืจ’ ืฆื‘ื™ ื™ื—ื–ืงืืœ ืžื™ื›ืœื–ืื”ืŸ ืจืื‘”ื“ ืคืœืื ืกืง ื•ื•ื•ืืจืฉืข, ื—”ื‘ ื—ื™ื‘ืจ ื‘ืขืช ื”ื™ื•ืชื• ืจื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืกื˜ืืฉื•ื‘ ืคืœืš ืงื™ืขืœืฅ ื‘ืคื•ืœื™ืŸ ื•ื”ื›ื™ืœ ื›ื‘ืจ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื”ืจื™ืฅ ืœื’ืื•ื ื™ ื”ื–ืžืŸ, ื‘’ ื—ืœืงื™ื ื”ื‘ืื™ื ื ืชืคืจืกืžื• ืขืช ื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ืžื—ื‘ืจ ืจื‘ ื”ื›ื•ืœืœ ื‘ืก”ื˜ ืœื•ืื™ืก ืคืœืš ืžื™ื–ื•ืจื™ ื‘ืืจื””ื‘ ื•ืจื‘ื” ืฉืœ ื˜ื•ืจื•ื ื˜ื• ื‘ืงืื ืื“ื ื•ื”ื•ืคื™ืข ืฉื ื›ื‘ืจ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื“ื ื•ืช ื‘ื”ืœื›ื” ืœืžืขืฉื” ื•ื‘ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื”ื–ืžืŸ, ื—”ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ื™”ืœ ื›ื‘ืจ ืื—ืจ ืคื˜ื™ืจืช ื”ืžื—ื‘ืจ.

    ื’ื ื—ื™ื‘ืจ ืขื•ื“ ืฉื ื™ ืกืคืจื™ื ื•ื”ื•”ืœ ื‘ื˜ืืจืื ื˜ื, ื™ื‘ื™ืข ืื•ืžืจ ื›ื•ืœืœ ืžืืžืจื™ื ื•ื“ืจืฉื•ืช, ื™ืžื™ืŸ ื•ืฉืžืืœ ื›ื•ืœืœ ืžืืžืจื™ื ื‘ืฉืืœื•ืช ืฉื‘ืžื—ื ื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœืขืžื™ื.

    ื ืคื˜ืจ ื‘’ ื—ืฉื•ืŸ ืชืจืฆ”ื— ื•ืžื ื•”ื› ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื”ืื•ื”ืœ ืฉืœ ื”ืื“ืžื•”ืจ ืจ’ ื ืคืชืœื™ ื”ื•ืจื•ื•ื™ืฅ ืžืงืจืืงื ื•ื˜ืืจืื ื˜ื ืขืœ ื‘ื™ื””ื— ื”ื›ืœืœื™ ื“ืจืื•ืกืœืขืŸ ืขื•ื•ืขื ื™ื•.

  4. David Colman
    David Colman on March 18, 2010 at 12:15 pm

    Does anybody know who his paternal grandfather was? I am descended from Graubarts from Sierpc, not far from Szrensk – the birthplace of Rav Graubart – and a distant cousin, Binyamin, would have been the correct age to be Rav Graubart’s father.

  5. YD Miller
    YD Miller on March 18, 2010 at 5:42 pm

    A long biographical article on the passing of Rav Graubart, followed by writings and condolence letters of prominent Rabbanim of that time.

    http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12086&st=&pgnum=5&hilite=

    His children are also being mentioned there as follows:
    Rav Binyamin Graubart of Poughipsee, NY
    Rav Pinchas Graubart of Fort-Worth, TX
    Rav David Graubart of Chicago, IL
    Mr. Yaakov Graubart of Chicago, IL
    Son-in-laws
    Rav Yitzcok Eizik Weintraub of Fort Wayne IN
    R’ Avraham Weinberg, Warsaw
    R’ Mier Kantor, Lodz, Poland
    Mrs. Rachel Pines, Warsaw
    R’ Yiroel Chelmer, Warsaw

    David Colman,
    In the preface of his Sefer Chavalim Banimim Vol 3, he writes some biographical and genealogical information, see;
    http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=988&st=&pgnum=11

    The name of his Paternal Grandfather was Reb Yaakov Graubart, he had two brothers, the three of them had three diffrent surnames, Graubart, Rosenfeld and Auerbach.

  6. curios
    curios on March 19, 2010 at 10:32 am

    Was he the famous Reb Avreme’l Weinberg from the Vaad Harabanim of Warsaw author of “Raishis Bikurim” on Bechoros?

  7. David Colman
    David Colman on March 19, 2010 at 11:11 am

    Wow!! thanks for the help.

  8. David Colman
    David Colman on March 19, 2010 at 11:45 am

    Since I thanked you all for your help, I have confirmed that I am a cousin to Rav Yehuda Leib on both his mother & father’s branches.

  9. YD Miller
    YD Miller on March 19, 2010 at 12:27 pm

    Curios,
    No, RA Weinberg the Raishis Bikurim was the SIL of Reb Moshe Kovelsky.

    David,
    I am happy that you find some genealogical information, how close of a cousin are you? it semms like tha there is quite some Yichus in that family, may their Zechus be Magen on you and your family, and on the rest of us.

  10. david colman
    david colman on March 19, 2010 at 1:48 pm

    YD Miller,
    I am a 3rd cousin twice removed from his father’s mother’s side – 2 of his gg grandparents were Falk & Miriam Bilkiewicz & they are my greatgrandfather’s greatgrandparents

    I have to sift through a little more info, but it also appears that my 5xgreat grandfather, Yaakov Graubart, was his greatgrandfather.

    As a side note, I would appreciate if you could contact me by email: davidcolman@rogers.com – I have another genealogy puzzle that has been vexing me for years & you seem to have a great deal of knowledge and/or resources available & perhaps can point me in the right direction.

  11. Admin
    Admin on March 26, 2010 at 10:32 am

    http://yizkor.nypl.org/index.php?id=2551

    the above link is for the NYPL online memorial book for Szrensk. See page 110 of the book (140 of 628 on the scan counter at top) for a picture of Rav Graubart.

  12. Judith Gottfried Kaplan
    Judith Gottfried Kaplan on October 24, 2010 at 5:00 pm

    I am the grand daughter of Rabbi Yehuda Leib Graubart. My mother, Devorah, who passed away in 2003, was his youngest daughter.
    Thank you for all this information that I would never have had if it hadn’t been for the internet.

  14. Yossi
    Yossi on April 4, 2011 at 4:54 pm

    ืฉืœื•ื
    ื–ืงื ื™ ื”ื™ื” ืžืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื• ืฉืœ ื”ื’ืื•ืŸ ืžืกื˜ืืฉื•ื‘, ื•ื‘ื”ื™ื•ืชื• ืฆืขื™ืจ ืœื™ืžื™ื ืกื™ื™ืข ืœื”ื ื”ืจื‘ ื‘ื”ืงืžืช ืกื ื™ืฃ ื”’ืžื–ืจื—ื™’ ื‘ื˜ื•ืžืฉื•ื‘ ืœื•ื‘ืœืกืง.
    ืžืฆืืชื™ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžืกืžื›ื™ื ื™ืฉื ื™ื ืชืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœ ื‘ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ – ืจ’ ื‘ื ื™ืžื™ืŸ ื’ืจื•ื‘ืจื˜, ืฉืฉืœื— ืœื–ืงื ื™ ื–”ืœ ื‘ืฆืขื™ืจื•ืชื•.
    ืื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืžื›ื ืžื›ื™ืจ ืื• ื™ื•ื“ืข ืขืœ ืฆืืฆืื™ ื”ื ”ืœ, ืืฉืžื— ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขืžื• ื‘ืงืฉืจ.
    ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื” ืœื›ื•ืœื.

  15. DANIEL GRAUBART
    DANIEL GRAUBART on April 25, 2011 at 2:13 pm

    DEAR JOE,I READ YOUR APRIL 4 COMMENT IN HEBREW. I AM THE YOUNGEST SON OF SAID BENJAMIN GRAUBART. I AM ALAWYER ,VERY FLUENT IN HEBREW AND WOULD WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. I WORK IN WHITE PLAINS NEW YORK, AND LIVE IN SPRING VALLEY,NY.WARMEST REGARDS ,DANIEL GRAUBART.

  16. Margaret
    Margaret on December 27, 2011 at 5:31 pm

    To Daniel, Judith and David,

    My grandmother was a relation to Rabbi Graubart. She was the only member of her family to survive the Ghetto. I am trying to put the pieces together, but she hid her history out of fear for the rest of her life.
    She moved to Toronto in 1968 and I have some photos of her with two men whom my mother has told me were relatives of Rabbi Graubart’s who came to visit Toronto soon after she arrived (1969-early 70’s). In going through her papers I found and address for a Daniel Graubart of Spring Valley as well as a B. Graubart of Fair Lawn NJ.

    Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated.

    Thank You.

  17. Sue
    Sue on January 5, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    Daniel

    You have mentioned that you are the youngest son of Benjamin Graubart was he related to BoBo Graubart? If so Bo Bo (nickname) was my mother in law’s Father’s brother of Jekutiel Zalman Graubart, son of the deceased Berish Graubart.

    Please let me know. We have just been united with several family members that we didn’t know existed.

    Sue

  18. Sue
    Sue on January 5, 2012 at 5:33 pm

    I have a picture of Rabbi Leib Graubart along side other Rabbi’s from Bendzin. I recently was sent a family tree that lists Rabbi Leib as a cousin of my husbands Grandfather.

    I can email them if you are interested.

  19. Rochel
    Rochel on January 23, 2012 at 2:10 pm

    Hi,
    I’m writing about Rabbi Graubart’s life for Iraynu, a Toronto magazine. I’d love to be in touch with any descendants, relatives, talmidim, or historians who have researched his life story.
    The first part, which I am working on right now is based on his autobiography which describes his activities during and immediately following World War One. I’d be happy to send the completed article, be’H when I’m done.
    Please contact me at shlomobenyachid@gmail.com

  20. Rochel
    Rochel on January 23, 2012 at 2:18 pm

    Hi again,
    I just wanted to mention that Rabbi Graubart, together with Itche Meir Korolnek had the great zechus of establishing Eitz Chayim School, which is today a large Orthodox day school with three branches in Toronto. In the fifties, Eitz Chayim became the first Orthodox day school in the city.

    My father, both of my in-laws, and my husband, studied there, and for that alone I have great Hakoras Hatov to Rabbi Graubart, zatzal, aside from all of the other ways he benefitted the city of Toronto.

  21. Rosh Haqohol
    Rosh Haqohol on April 17, 2012 at 12:58 am

    I recently visited this kever. I also have obtained a copy of a “Jubille Book” for T”T Eitz Chaim. In it there is a wealth of information about Rav Graubart z”l and his activities, as well as a long biography. I also read somewhere online that in his tzava’ah he asked to be buried near a simple, poor Jew.

  22. Kathryn
    Kathryn on July 31, 2012 at 1:38 pm

    I am a scholar, writing about the Polish Yiddish poet, Roza (Graubart) Yakubovitsh (1889-1942), who was a sister of Rabbi Jekutiel Zalman Graubart and a daughter of Rabbi Berish Graubart, the Berdiner Rov. I believe that she perished in the Warsaw Ghetto. I would appreciate any further information about her life.

  23. Robert Kantowitz
    Robert Kantowitz on September 10, 2012 at 4:06 pm

    I am a great-grandson. Daniel Graubart (#15 above) is my uncle, my mother’s youngest brother.

  24. Bruce Weingart
    Bruce Weingart on November 2, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    I am the great grandson of Rabbi Y. L. Graubart. My father was Rabbi Samuel Weingart. His father was Rabbi Irving Weingart and his mother was Hilda Graubart Weingart, Rabbi Yehuda Graubart’s daughter. I would be very interested in receiving any photographs of Rabbi Yehuda Graubart and/or his family as I have none and would like to educate my daughter on her heritage. I am also the great grandson of Rabbi Betzalel Epstein of Talin and later Cincinnati. Unfortunately my father, Rabbi Samuel Weingart passed away on August 19, 2011 and I no longer have him as a resource so any information would be greatly appreciated. My email is bdweingart@sbcglobal.net and I reside in St. Louis. Thanks!

  27. Matt Bernstein
    Matt Bernstein on April 29, 2013 at 12:26 am

    I’m the great grandson of Rabbi Yehuda Leib Graubart’s zzl brother, Rabbi Menachem Tzvi Graubart zzl. I have a good amount of information about the family as well as all of Rabbi Y. L. Graubart’s seforim including some which I’ve translated to English.

  28. abraham kaszovitz
    abraham kaszovitz on May 2, 2013 at 4:14 pm

    Rabbi Graubart’s wife was the daughter of Rabbi Alexander Zisskind Lipshitz the rabbi of Ozerkov. His other daughter Golda Yitta married Rabbi Yitzchok Yehuda Hagerman. he printed shut Shay Lmorah from his father, Iam a great grandchild of them. if anyone has any info about the lipshits family or about any response in seforim where any one of the hagermans or Lipshitz is metioned please contact me at my email kaszovitzabraham @yahoo.com.

  29. YD Miller
    YD Miller on May 6, 2013 at 10:50 am

    Abaraham,

    So Reb Moshe Hagerman HY”D from the famous photo at the holocaust, is a cousin of yours, his father Reb Yitzchok Platiel Hagerman was a brother to Reb Moshe Yoel the father of reb Yitzchok Yehuda:
    http://www.ivelt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=325674#p325674

    Is this true?

  30. abraham kaszovitz
    abraham kaszovitz on May 7, 2013 at 5:37 pm

    Y D Miller
    Yes I mey a grandson of Rabbi Yitzchok Paltiel Hagerman of Elkosh, who verified it as his uncle the dayan of elkosh. would you know of any sefer zikoron of elkosh because R Moshe Yoel in his sefer talks about a grandfather of his R Dovid Elkisher a mekubal I think a Talmud of the Kotzker. Do you have any info.?

  31. Abraham Kaszovitz
    Abraham Kaszovitz on May 7, 2013 at 5:42 pm

    Y D Miller
    Yes. would you know of any sefer zikoron of elkosh because R Moshe Yoel in his sefer talks about a grandfather of his R Dovid Elkisher a mekubal I think a Talmud of the Kotzker. Do you have any info.?

  33. Eytan Graubart
    Eytan Graubart on November 16, 2013 at 7:34 pm

    I am a great grandson of YLG, my father was Rabbi Alexander Z. Graubart and my Grandfather was Rabbi Phillip (Pinchas?) Graubart. I wish I knew more about my family and would love to connect with anybody who may be able to help….especially those relatives of mine who have posted on this page. Please feel free to email me at egraubart@urj.org or post here and I will continue to check. It means the world to me to read through all of these comments. Thanks to all.

  34. hi
    hi on February 17, 2014 at 5:27 am

    does any one of the graubarts know who was yehuda leib grobart rabbi in some town in poland, he was a uncle for reb yehuda leib from toronto, his father’s brother ? was he a rav indeed ? and where ?

  35. Jonathan Graubart
    Jonathan Graubart on March 14, 2014 at 12:50 pm

    I’m also a great grandson of Yehudah Leib Graubart (and one of Eytan’s brothers). I visited Staszow, Poland in the summer of 2008 and went to the library in the center of the town (with some Polish friends, who could translate). There I found several books on Staszow’s prominent Jews, which included pages on Yehudah Leib. The librarian also pointed out where the synagogue was (now part of an office building but there is a plaque signifying where the shul used to be) and the rabbi’s home.

    Later on that trip, I happened to be walking past an active shul in Warsaw on a Saturday. An American Hasidic Jew greeted me and we started talking. He could tell I was Jewish despite my secular appearance. In the course of the conversation, I related my family heritage and he was quite impressed when hearing of Rav Yehuda Leib, whose teachings are still closely studied (of course, he also no doubt wondered how one of his great grandchildren had become so secular)

  36. Matt Bernstein
    Matt Bernstein on July 16, 2014 at 2:11 pm

    as mentioned above in hebrew, Rav Graubart’s zzl father was Binyamin zzl.

  37. Matt Bernstein
    Matt Bernstein on July 16, 2014 at 2:14 pm

    my e-mail is matt at mysimplecity.com

  38. Philip Satz
    Philip Satz on August 14, 2014 at 4:18 am

    I am a great grandson oh Yehuda Leib, grandson of Benjamin, son of Eve Graubart and Leonard Satz, nephew of Daniel Graubart who posted above. Eytan, Jonathan, I am named after your grandfather Pinchas.

    Phil
    pjsatz@gmail.com

  39. Barry Driver
    Barry Driver on January 10, 2015 at 3:33 pm

    I am interested to know about a David Graubart who at some time lived at 11 Riverside Drive, New York (but I believe deceased in around 2009) and in the context of a piece of genealogical research, I am keen to get in contact with his living descendants.

    This David Graubart submitted a memorial page to Yad Vashem concerning his mother Feiga Graubert (nee Schonfled) who perished in the holocaust. The page states that Feiga was born in 1882 in Munkacs, Carpathian Ruritania (at the time in Hungary, then in Czechoslokia and today Mukacevo in Western Ukraine). Her husband was Yehuda Leib Graubart. This Feiga was living in or visitng Antwerp during WW2 and is listed as a widow. She perished in 1942.

    Is this Yehuda Leib Graubert the legendary Rabbi of Totonto (in other words, was his wife Feiga)?

    Also can anyone make any further connections concerning the above, in particular the David Graubert from NY ?

    Thanks

    Barry

  40. david burns
    david burns on June 2, 2015 at 3:50 pm

    Barry, I can tell you about David Graubart….you can email me at davidmartinburns@gmail.com

  41. plaitas
    plaitas on December 28, 2015 at 12:38 pm

    where is the grave of Rabbi Jekutiel Zalman Graubart and a daughter of Rabbi Berish Graubart. Is there any documentation on his whereabouts in the U.S.
    I found him in 1927 Rabbi of Bnai Emunah see here http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pagefeed/hebrewbooks_org_27654_187.pdf
    Interestingly his and his fathers manuscripts ended up in NYU
    there are 2 manuscripts from him
    1 http://aleph.nli.org.il:80/F/?func=direct&doc_number=000168713&local_base=NNLMSS

    2 http://garfield.jtsa.edu:8881/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=246028&local_base=GEN01

    and two unpublished manuscripts from his father
    1 http://aleph.nli.org.il:80/F/?func=direct&doc_number=000168700&local_base=NNLMSS

    2 http://aleph.nli.org.il:80/F/?func=direct&doc_number=000168708&local_base=NNLMSS

  42. Robert Kantowitz
    Robert Kantowitz on February 1, 2016 at 2:37 pm

    As I noted above, I, too, am a great-grandson of Rav Yehudah Leib Graubart (his son Benjamin was my grandfather, and Benjamin’s oldest daughter Hilda was my mother). Daniel Graubart, who passed away last year, was my uncle (my mother’s youngest brother). Philip Satz is a first cousin; his mother Eve was my mother’s sister.

  43. Zalman
    Zalman on February 13, 2016 at 11:32 pm

    I grew up and still live in Toronto. Rav Graubart established the first Eruv in Toronto. The following story is told about him. Whether or not it is true or mythical, it would seem to reflect his personality ( considering the fact that he asked to be buried next to a simple Jew ). The story is that he was berated by someone for allowing the construction of the Eruv. The Rav replied that the Eruv was not put up for people like the complainant who does not need it but rather for the “Yiddishe frau ” who carries home groceries after shopping in Kensington market (a market that was in the Jewish area of Toronto in those days) on Shabbes. The story was related by the son of a later principal of Eitz Chaim Talmud Torah.

  44. Nechemiah MSS
    Nechemiah MSS on February 15, 2016 at 12:45 pm

    It is noted in the prenumeranten section of sefer Imrei Emes Pietrkov 1921 by Rabbi Yechiel Michel Goldshlag
    http://www.hebrewbooks.org/5522

    where Rabbi Yehudah Leib Graubart – a son of the sister of the author – contributed to the publication of the sefer.
    So it seems Rabbi Graubarts mothers maiden name was Goldshlag (or Goldzlak)

  45. david colman
    david colman on May 3, 2016 at 9:40 am

    Nechemiah MSS,

    As YD Miller wrote above, “In the preface of his Sefer Chavalim Banimim Vol 3, he writes some biographical and genealogical information” which includes his mother’s ancestry. Rabbi Goldshlag was a rabbi in Sierpc, where the Graubarts immigrated to from Moravia.

  46. avi
    avi on July 18, 2016 at 2:57 am

    I am very interested to know more about the Shtashov – toronto connection. My Great grandfather came from Shtashov in 1910 to Toronto. He died when my grand father was only 12, so sadly, so much of that history & connection was lost. Although there is lots of info on my Family once in Toronto, I know almost nothing about anything before that, except that my great grand mother came from a tiny town called Slipia. It’s almost a sure bet that my great grandfather would have know R’ Graubart, and I’d love to chat, email or meet with any of R’ Graubart’s eineklach or anyone else who might be able to fill in some the many blanks of what Shtashov was at the turn of the previous century.
    aviposluns@gmail.com!

  47. Avi
    Avi on August 30, 2016 at 4:31 pm

    my understanding is that Rav Graubart was the rav at the Henry St. Shul. Can anyone confirm that?
    Aviposluns@gmail.com

  48. Bob
    Bob on July 30, 2017 at 5:41 pm

    I just found the grave of Eliyahu Graubart in Monsey, NY. On it is says Rav Binyamin was his father and he is descended from The RAMAH. Is this the same family?

  49. Steven Graubart
    Steven Graubart on January 1, 2020 at 4:03 am

    My name is Steven Graubart, great grandson of Yehuda Leib Graubart, grandson of Benjamin Graubart, son of Eli Graubart, nephew of Daniel Gaubart, nephew of Eve Graubart. My email is sgraubar@yahoo.com. There is no letter “t” in my email address.

  50. Steven Graubart
    Steven Graubart on January 1, 2020 at 4:08 am

    And nephew of Hilda Graubart.

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