Rabbi Yosef Konvitz
ืืืกืฃ ื"ืจ ืืืืื ืืืื
President, Agudath HaRabonim of the United States and CanadaDate of Death:
Wed. June 14, 1944 -
Sivan 14 5704
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Directions to Kever: Located along the western slope of Tzfas, the Old Jewish Cemetery is one of the oldest in Eretz Yisroel. Location: Near the kever of his father-in-law the Ridbaz (see map below). Standing from the Ari HaKodosh platform it's up the hill to your right. The face of the kever is facing the old city.
Biographical Notes:
Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency, June 8, 1944
Photo Caption: Yeshiva Konvitz East Side Talmud Torah Slutzk, Credit: IFJCAH
Photo Caption Flypage of Divrei Yosef, Credit: N/N
Credit: Gomel Chesed Cemetery located on the Newark / Elizabeth boarded Credit: JewishData
Credit: Duvie Safier
Credit: Map to the kever, Credit: IFJCAH
Credit: Menachem Mendel Engel, Tzfas
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Rabbi Yaakov Dovid Wilovsky (Ridbaz) was his father-in-law.
He was the only person to serve as President of Agudath HaRabonim during the “Silver Years”.
Any idea where in Tzfas cemetery heโs buried? I looked near his FIL but didnโt notice his kever there.
Contact info for the old cemetery in Tzefas is listed here: https://mdzefat.co.il/ืืืช-ืืขืืืื/
Maybe next time you’re there someone can help you.
A map of the different chelkos is at: https://mdzefat.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ืืคื.jpg
An Excel spreadsheet of the kevarim there is at: https://mdzefat.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ืจืฉืืืช-ื ืงืืจืื.xls
From those listings it has the Ridbaz at grave #111 and R. Yosef Konvitz at grave #108 – both in ืืืงื ื so it does seem like those kevarim should be near each other.
Another good site for that cemetery with searchable names is https://yichus.net/pages/cemetery/pa-safed.html