Rabbi Yosef Naftali Rosenberg
יוסף נפתלי ב"ר אברהם שמואל
Rav, Congregation Brothers of Joseph, Norwich, CTDate of Death:
Wed. November 22, 1950 -
Kislev 13 5711
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Directions to Kever: Brothers of Joseph Cemetery along Laurel Hill Road (CT Rt. 12) is located in Preston, Connecticut and is part of the larger Norwich Hebrew Benevolent Association. The City of Preston is just east of Norwich. The cemetery is always open. Location: Brothers of Joseph (near CT Rt. 12), large monument (see map below).
Name Listed on Cemetery Database: Name listed on marker: Rabbi Josef N Rosenberg
Biographical Notes:
Prior to his many years of service (42) for the Jewish community of Norwich, Connecticut, Rav Rosenberg served as the Chief Rabbi of Syracuse, New York.
Among the membership at Congregation Brothers of Joseph is former United States Senator Joseph Lieberman.
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Baruch:
Senator Joseph Lieberman is (or was) a member of the Shule. Also (your neighbor) Rabbi Schulman was the Rav after Rabbi Rosenberg.
An article by Rabbi Rosenberg appears in Hameassef, vol 8 #83 (p 128), page 262 of the PDF copy at http://www.hebrewbooks.org/12910
Hapardes Obit.:
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12615&st=&pgnum=61&hilite=
His father has now been posted to this site as well:
http://kevarim.vohost.us/rabbi-avrahom-shmuel-rosenberg/
Senator Lieberman is not (nor was he) a member of Congregation Brothers of Joseph in Norwich.
He was from the original students who studied in Rav Matlin’s house in the first days of what would later became RIETS.