Memory Lane: Rav Yosef Peimer, Slutzker Rov
Rav Yosef Peimer, at one time the rov of Slutzk—who immigrated to America, and settled in Boro Park, where he served as the rov of Congregation.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Osher Zalka Hakohen Rand
Recording history in the makingMuch of the work that we do in chronicling the history of Rabbanim and personalities of Boro Park.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Tuvia Goldstein, zt”l, the Emek Halacha
A legend in the world of Torah and p’sak, a vestige of the prewar Torah world who imbibed the fire of the Gedolei Olam of the prewar Torah world.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Ephraim Zalman Halpern, zt”l
In a recent column, we profiled Rav Avigdor Regenbogen, the leader of the Chortkiver chassidim in America. We noted that he was eulogized by.... read more
Memory Lane: Reb Moshe Zev Katz
About two years ago, we published a.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Eliezer Eichler
Last week profiled Rav Avigdor Regenbogen, a leader of the Chortkover chassidim in Boro Park. This week, we fast-forward by a couple of decades to.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Avigdor Regenbogen, Bridging Chortkiv and Boro Park
The leader of the Czortkower chassidim in America was Rav Avigdor Regenbogen. Today, we take a glimpse into his.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Menashe Frankel, zt”l
The Last Lizensker Rov14 Adar (I) marks the 56th yohrtzeit of Rav Menashe Frankel. Following his harrowing survival of.... read more
Memory Lane: The Liska Rebbe
In the year 1947, Boro Park was comprised mainly of the “old-timers,” those who had settled here away from the bustling and congested old.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Yisroel Kravitz
In recent weeks, we have been chronicling the history of Kesser Israel/Congregation Crown of Israel, which has been located for close to one.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Shimon Scher
Crown of Israel was founded in the early 1920’s, and entered their current building in 1928. The first long-term Rabbi of the shul was Rav.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Shmuel Kalman Mirsky
A child of Yerushalayim, this brilliant mind came to America and settled in Boro Park. He fused brilliance and piety, and his brilliant Torah.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Avrohom Kellner
In a previous installment in the history of Boro Park of yesteryear, we chronicled some of the close-to 100 year.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Chaim Pinchos Lubinsky
Boro Park of yore was home to one of the largest waves of she’eiris hapleitoh in the world; men and women who’d seen the worst atrocities in.... read more
Memory Lane: Congregation Kesser Israel, A Sanctuary in Mapleton Park
Melting Pot in MapletonThe neighborhood of Mapleton Park was developed around the year 1910. It used to encapsulate greater.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Aaron Gordon & Louis Kalmanowitz; Bridging the Mir and Boro Park
In Dos Yiddishe Licht (founded by Cantor Yossele Rosenblatt) we read: “Boro Park Active for Mirrer.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Moshe Dovber Rivkin, Pioneering Boro Park, Educating Generations
In the early 1930’s Rav Moshe Dovber Rivkin arrived in Boro Park from Yerushalayim with his Rebbetzin. While Rav Rivkin would serve as a Rosh.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Sender Shmuel Teitelbaum, Kolbusover Rav
A Scion of Sighet goes WestRav Sender was born to his father, Rav Aryeh Leibush, who was a son in law of Rav Chaim Yonah.... read more