Memory Lane: The Skverer Admorim of Boro Park
In the year 1929 there arrived a Rebbe, a leader and a shepherd in the neighborhood of Boro Park. In those early days, when Boro Park was far from.... read more
Memory Lane: Reb Yissaschar Thau
Standing up for the Honor of Shabbos in 1922On November 11, 1922, a letter appeared in the Yiddishes Taggeblat column “licht un shotten” (light.... read more
Memory Lane: Harav Meir Shimon Pinsky, zt”l
The “downstairs minyan” in the basement of the Sfardishe Shul was where the old-time European men found their place in the chevrah.... read more
Memory Lane: Adas Israel Anshei Sfard
Adas Israel was established in lower Manhattan, at 291 Broadway, in the late 1800’s. Newspaper accounts of the times note that they would be moving.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Mordechai Halperin, z”l.
Rav Yechiel Mordechai Gordon was a unique figure in the pre and postwar era in American Jewry. He was the son in law of Rav Eliezer Shulevitz, the.... read more
Memory Lane Morris Bienenfeld, z”l
Benevolence and Tragedy in Boro Park of YesteryearIn the year 1920, a 17 year old young man from Poland disembarked the ship in New York, and set.... read more
Memory Lane: Reb Leibel Emert, z”l, Legendary Shammos of Bnei Yehuda
For half a century, Congregation Bnei Yehuda—which recently celebrated its centennial—wastended to by its legendary gabbai who tirelessly oversaw.... read more
Memory Lane: The Banks of Boro Park II
It is a common observation in Boro Park of today that nearly every retail store on 13th Avenue that closes due to the exorbitant rent is soon.... read more
Memory Lane: The Banks of Boro Park
It is a common observation in Boro Park of today that nearly every retail store on 13th Avenue that closes due to the exorbitant rent is.... read more
Memory Lane: Boro Park’s Washington Cemetery
Washington Cemetery— situated at the top of Boro Park—was consecrated as a Jewish cemetery around 1850. The only non-Jews buried in the.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Avraham Moshe Karpel
For approximately 40 years—between the years of 1922 and 1962—a brilliant Rav and talmid chacham resided in Boro Park—having been molded in.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Avraham Ever Hirschowitz
The groundbreaking for Cong. Beth El, opened in 1907 on Twelfth Avenue, was attended by Rabbi Abraham Hirschowitz, Rav of the shul. Who was this man,.... read more
Memory Lane: The man Who Gave Borough Park its Name
It is hard to believe, but Borough Park was once off-limits to Jews, and the Boro Park club did not allow Jews membership.William Reynolds was a.... read more
Memory Lane: The Asher Dann & Sons Building When Horses and Trolley Cars Roamed Boro Park
The Viznizter Chassidim came to Boro Park early on—as early as the 1970’s. They have inhabited the old building on New Utrecht Avenue on the.... read more
Memory Lane: Simchas Beis Hasho’eiva in Bobov of Yore
One of the most famed highlights in the court of the Bobover Rebbe, zt”l, was the nightly Simchas Beis Hashoei’vah on the evenings of Chol.... read more
Memory Lane: Reb Meshulam Tzvi Gross Torah Brilliance and Sweetness in Early Boro Park
Between the World Wars, the Jewish community of Boro Park was very small. But, like the rest of America, there were giants of Torah and avodah that.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Avraham Miller, zt”l
In November of the year 1925, a delegation of Rabbanim traveled to Washington on a mission of gratitude.On October 6, 1925, the president.... read more
Memory Lane: Rev. Moshe Gershon (Morris) Finkelstein, Z”l
Heating the Sfardishe Shul with Coal and KindnessAs we inch closer to the Yomim Nora’im, the unsung heroes are our Shul gabo’im who accommodate.... read more