Memory Lane: Rabbi Zev (William) Drazin
The year was 1949, and the Sfas Emes Shtiebel on 42nd Street (One of Boro Park’s first chassidishe shtieblach).... read more
Memory Lane: Distinguished Jews of Boro Park
In the year 1917, the book Distinguished Jews of America—a collection of biographical sketches of Jews who have.... read more
Memory Lane: The Spinka Rebbe
Rav Yaakov Yosef Weiss was a scion of the Spinka dynasty. Following the Churban, he immediately set to work.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Mordechai Zimmerman
He was an American-born bochur who made his way to the yeshivos of prewar Europe, bringing back the incredible.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Tzodok Sheingarten
A Poilishe ga’on who resided in Boro Park of yore, a graduate of the finest Lithuanian Yeshivos as well as.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Yisroel Chaim Hirsch, Bad-Ishel Rov
On 46th Street and 9th Avenue, there is a tiny shtiebel by the name of Badishla. It was founded by a rov of the old.... read more
Memory Lane: The Chazzonim of Boro Park
Today, we take a walk down memory lane, profiling some of the chazzonim who davened in Boro Park of yore, and.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Shmuel Leib Yalow
The burgeoning community of Boro Park served as the retirement residence for many prominent Rabbonim in the United.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Dovid Singer
A world-class ga’on in Boro Park of yesteryear, a brilliant orator blessed with a phenomenal recall in all areas.... read more
Memory Lane: The Amshinover Rebbe
A scion of the Worka dynasty who served as a Rebbe of chassidim back in the prewar days, the Amshinover Rebbe, Rav.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Mendel Silverstein
In the Mesivta Tiferes Yerushalayim section in Beth David Cemetery lies an interesting headstone which reads: Rav.... read more
Memory Lane: Reb Akiva Zilberberg
The heroic she’eris hapleitah who rebuilt from the ashes in Boro Park of yore were possessed of unique qualities.... read more
Historic Murals Discovered in the Course of Liska Shul Demolition
YS GOLD The Liska Shul, an outpost of Torah and chassidus in Boro Park for eighty years, is in.... read more
Memory Lane: Reb Michoel Tennenbaum
Among the she’eris hapleitah in Boro Park was an esteemed Gerer chossid and philanthropist by the name of Reb.... read more
Memory Lane: R’ Shmiel Roth, President of Agudath Israel of Boro Park
MuncaczReb Shmuel was born in the town of Muncacz, Czechoslovakia, in the year 1923. His.... read more
Memory Lane: The Skver-Machnovka Rebbe
Beginning in the 1930’s, Boro Park was home to Rebbe Menachem Nochum Twersky, known as the Skver-Machnovka Rebbe,.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Moshe Weinberger, Matzoh Pioneer (II)
Last week, in our first installment of our profile on Rav Moshe Weinberger, we wrote about his early life and his.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Moshe Weinberger
In honor of the Yom Tov of Pesach, we profile a unique and important personality from Boro Park of yesteryear.... read more
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