Friday, November 18, 2005

The Lithuanian connection


Photo coutesy of USHMM

Pursuant to the anonymous comment about the Lithuanian side of RIH z"l:

הרב נפתלי מנחם (הערץ מענדל) הוטנער פון איישישאק ומשפחתו

I guess it doesn't get any more Litvish than that!

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

And how are they related to R' Yitzchok?

Hirshel Tzig - הירשל ציג said...

dunno, maybe they're not!

I just found a picture..

wasn't Reb Yehoshua Hutner from the Encyclopedia Talmudit related too? wasn't he a Litvak?

Anonymous said...

HT,
Gimme a break - you posted that picture just because they had the name Hutner??? Sheesh.

Hirshel Tzig - הירשל ציג said...

why else would I post it?

it's called a follow-up post, look it up.

Hirshel Tzig - הירשל ציג said...

BP
maybe the youg'uns didn't, but once you were in a position you did sport one.

AMSHINOVER said...

crazy litvaks

Hirshel Tzig - הירשל ציג said...

down boy

Hirshel Tzig - הירשל ציג said...

I dunno, Rabbonus, Dayonus, Roshyeshivanus, or stam your wife decided that you'll look "more choshuv".

Hirshel Tzig - הירשל ציג said...

my pleasure.

Anonymous said...

Hutner of E.T fame is a Litvishe Yid and a cousin of the rosh yeshiva.