Tuesday, November 8, 2011

PicturesOfTheDay















 
Pictured: Shoproner Rov - Reb Shimon Yisroel Posen (r, with Rabbinic, flat Beaver Hat) & and (hidden) Rav Yisroel וועלץ (l) ראב"ד דקה"י בודאפעסט, and later in Yerushalayim. Center, with uniform - Rabbi Shenkelevsky from the Joint; Standing First on the left - Reb Shemtov Meyer - Mechutin to the Tosher Rebbe, father of the Lizhensker Rebbe of Monsey.. The Two young men Standing in the center wearing caps are children of the Shoproner Rov. We need to identify the man with the Platchiker Biber hat next to Rav Woltz.
















 Seated right is the Shoproner Rov, left is Rav Yisroel Woltz of Budapest, zt"l. Child standing First to the left - Reb Avraham Chaim Spitzer. Seated second to the left is Reb Avraham Steinmetz, Sitting 2nd from the right is Reb Asher Zelig Steinmetz. Man sitting First left is also seen in the First picture, albeit without his hat. If you see other people in the picture that you can name, please do so in the comments. I should put a watermark on these never-before-seen pictures, but who has time? and why should I keep them from stealing it? let them enjoy.

12 comments:

JJJ said...

Pauline (“Polly”) Soloveychik?

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/opinion/cohen-the-last-jew-in-zagare.html?hp

I recount these events for two reasons. The first is that my grandmother Pauline (“Polly”) Soloveychik was from Zagare, and my grandfather Morris Cohen was from Siauliai, and so I have a natural interest in what would have befallen them had they remained.

beidem said...

Sorry to go off topic, but what happened to grainom?

Anonymous said...

are they eating watermelon?

Hirshel Tzig - הירשל ציג said...

watermelons is what they look like. Although nobody's eating at the moment

Anonymous said...

R' Tzig,
B'kesher to the Shoproner Rov, I'm sure you'll enjoy the PDF linked below, from R' Peretz Bloi (R' Tuvia's son)'s "musings", related to a letter the Rebbe ZY"A wrote to the Shoproner, v'hamista'ef.

R' Bloi sure writes interestingly, but im kol zeh..

http://shturem.net/images/blogs/1235720019.pdf?lang=hebrew

Leib said...

Where and when were the photos taken?

Oiberlander said...

Oy, I can see my father a"h, his mouth water if he saw these photos.
Er is givein a talmid in Shopron. He could've probably identify them all.

Anonymous said...

Oiberlander
they only Shoproner talmidim today left, are his sons in New Square.
I think that the owner of singer suits was a talmid.
How big was his yeshivah in it's heyday?

Anonymous said...

Is he the toras ha aleph?

Hirshel Tzig - הירשל ציג said...

yes, the 'תורת א

Anonymous said...

Tzig...i heard he was the rebbe of r moshe wolfson slita...perhaps u can explain the connection...

Anonymous said...

the Mashgiach, is a stoliner chosid, and checked out all Rebbes in that era