Rabbi Yekusiel Yehudah Greenwald
יקותיאל יהודה ב"ר יעקב
Rav, Congregation Beth Jacob, Columbus, OhioDate of Death:
Mon. April 11, 1955 -
Nissan 19 5715
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Directions to Kever: The cemetery is made up of four separate cemeteries that are connected. They are Tifereth Israel Cemetery, Ahavas Sholom Cemetary, Agudas Achim Cemetery, and Beth Jacob Cemetery. The cemetery is located near Alum Creek Drive in Columbus, Ohio. Location: Beth Jacob Cemetery, Section: 8, Lot: 3
Name Listed on Cemetery Database: Rabbi Leopold Greenwald
Biographical Notes:
Source: The Evening Review, East Liverpool, Ohio, 12 Apr 1955
Credit: Carol Shkolnik, Columbus Jewish Historical Society
Credit: Carol Shkolnik, Columbus Jewish Historical Society (Of Note: The kever of Rabbi David Stavsky can be seen in the background)
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Rabbi Greenwald was a prominent rav in Columbus, Ohio, from 1924-1955. He battled assimilation, and fought for the perpetuation of Orthodox, Halachic standards during those tough years. He wrote over 40 seforim, many of which are available on Hebrewbooks.org. Any student of Halacha probably can appreciate his contribution, most notably, to the laws of Aveilus (lo oleinu), with his sefer “Kol Bo al Aveilus.”
Any relations to the Chust/Tzelim family?
It looks like to be part of a larger headstone, what does the full marker look like.
Do you mean the Chuster Rav? If so, I know Rav Greenwald’s grandfather was the Chuster Rav (as related to me by Rav Greenwald’s son.) He was also a distant cousin of the Arugas Habosem.
TY. You mentioned hi son – is he still around?
Do you have a pic of the Rav?
Was there/is there a big community?
He has a son Jack who lives in Denver, perhaps Baruch has his contact info.
Yes, his son Jack resides in Denver. He is an attorney. I don’t have a picture; however, in the back of one of his seforim (titled “Hashochet V’Hashechita-available at Hebrewbooks) there is a short biography of Rabbi Greenwald, which includes a picture.
Thank you.
http://www.yiddishworld.com/forum/index.php?f=54&t=4646&rb_v=viewtopic
The picture that “Menachem” mentioned:
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=6794&pgnum=184
Per Yankele (Jack) Greenwald anyone wishing to contact him regarding his late father Rav Yekusiel Yehudah Greenwald is asked to do so via email:
JackGreenwald@aol.com
Please let us know what you learn.
Thank you,
Awesome Admin! Thanx for the email info.
I’ve located another picture of Harav Greenwald. It is from the Ohio Jewish Chronicle, from the week he died (1955).
http://www.ohiomemory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/ojc&CISOPTR=15720&REC=3
Notes on Ohio:
Rabbi Gruenwald was, of course, the author of the Kol Bo al Aveilus. He also authored numerous other books and articles during his life-time. He attracted large crowds to his Friday night lectures. It is said that when he learned that one member of the audience had driven to shul to hear him speak, he cancelled the rest of that season’s speeches.
His successor at the Beth Jacob (Beis Yeinkev) in Columbus was Rabbi David Stavsky zt’l, who served the shul for 47 years. Rabbi Stavksy zt’l won the position by being the only candidate who could give a derasha in both Yiddish and English (such were the demands in the 1950s). He never compromised religious standards, but instead made classical Torah-observant Judaism attractive to a new and young generation. To wit, he cast the annual kinus teshuva of the aseres yemei teshuva as “Religious Emphasis Week,” and brought to Columbus rabbonim and roshei yeshiva to deliver thunderous smhoozim. By doing so he was not only makriv people to Torah, but exposed those would otherwise not have seen the faces and wisdom of leading rabbonim
John,
Where was rabbi Stavsky burried?
Rabbi David Stavsky Zt”i passed away about 6-7 years ago and is burried in columbus ohio.
His succesor today is (my freind) Rabbi Naftali Hertzka Weisz which is b”h very successful.
I have a picture and actually a video with Rav Greenwald at my father’s bris. If anyone is interested, they can contact me at chaimperachia@gmail.com
I found that his parents were Rabbi Jacob Greenwald and Esther Rosenbaum. Anyone know who were his grandparents. Asking for relatives of Rabbi Leopold’s sister Sarah Greenwald Weiss. Thanks.
Hello,
I am Rabbi Yekusiel Yehudah Greenwald’s Grandson, Danny. If anyone knows where I can find some english translations of his work, please reach out via email or phone. I am a graduate student and would like to potentially use some of his works in a project of mine. Thanks!
Daniel.Greenwald@Northwestern.edu
(301) 395-4005
R’ Yekusiel Yehuda Grunwald was born in 1888 in Sighet, to son of R’ Yaakov, who was Talmid of Maharam Schick of Chust and the Yitev Lev of Sighet.
R’ Yekusiel Yehuda’s wife was daughter of Rabbi Tzvi Hersh halevi Horovitz of Nagyszeben (Sibiu).