This week will mark the 42nd yahrzeit of Rabbi Dovid Okunov, who was brutally gunned down at the age of 68 on his way to the morning shachris service on Montgomery Street in Crown Heights.
The Rebbe and the Novominsker Dynasty
The Rebbes of Novominsk, including Rav Yakov Perlow , whose yahrzeit is Yud Gimmel Nissan, had a long-standing connection with the Chabad and the Rebbe.
R’ Leibish Greenbaum, 63, AH
R’ Yehudah Dov (Leibish) Greenbaum, a member of the Chabad community in North Miami Beach, Florida, passed away on Monday, 4 Elul.
Harav Yisroel Moshe Friedman, The Sadigerrer Rebbe, 65
Harav Yisroel Moshe Friedman, the Sadigerrer Rebbe, whose father was close to the Rebbe, and who originally lived in Crown Heights, passed away Monday evening at his home.
Mrs. Chaya Sarah Feiga Alperovitch, 66, AH
With sadness, we regret to inform you of the passing Mrs. Chaya Sarah Feiga Alperovitch of Kfar Chabad. She was 66 years old.
“A Bigger Lubavitcher Chossid Than Me”
Exclusive: The Novominsker Rebbe of Boro Park, president of Agudas Yisroel of America, passed away recently. In an interview with Anash.org, his close aid Rabbi Lipa Brennan spoke about the relationship the Novominsker and his ancestors had with our Rabbeim.
The Rebbe’s Gift Accompanied Him for Decades
Reb Yehosef HaLevi Dachoch of Bnei Brak passed away today. He was 80 years old and had no children. For decades he kept a small Tanya that he received as a child from the Rebbe’s shluchim.
Let the Malach Look Up KGB Case Number 213
R’ Michel Rapoport, a true example of mesiras nefesh in Soviet Russia who served two terms in Soviet prisons and Siberia, passed away on this day – Tiferes SheB’Tiferes – in 5743/1983.
R’ Efraim Majeski, 74, AH
Rabbi Efraim DovBer Majeski, a scion of a famed Lubavitcher family, passed away on Sunday evening, 26 Nissan. He was 74 years old.
Crown Heights Lost a Dear Friend
Judge and former NYC Councilman Noach Dear, who was a regular by the Rebbe and a supporter of the Crown Heights community, passed away today.
The Rebbe and the Novominsker Dynasty
The Rebbes of Novominsk, including Rav Yakov Perlov who passed away before Pesach, had a long-standing connection with the Rebbe.
R’ Gedalya Schmalberg, 64, AH
R’ Gedalya Schmalberg, a longtime Crown Heights resident, passed away on Wednesday, Shvi’i shel Pesach, 5780.
R’ Yehuda Backer, 67, AH
Mr. Yehuda Backer, a longtime resident of Crown Heights and a supporter of many Jewish causes, passed away Thursday morning, Achron shel Pesach, 5780.
Rabbi Don Yoel Levy, 72, AH
Rabbi Don Yoel Levy, kashrus trailblazer, scholar, and philanthropist, passed away on Achron Shel Pesach after a long battle with coronavirus.
Shloimy Fruendlich, 46, AH
With sadness, we regret to inform you of the passing of Shlomo (Bundie) Freundlich of Crown Heights. He passed away on the first night of Pesach, 5780.
R’ Yitzchok Kosofsky, 89, AH
With sadness, we regret to inform you of the passing of R’ Yitzchok Kosofsky, a long-time Chicago resident and Chabad askan, and most recently of California.
R’ Herschel Scheiner, 80, AH
R’ Herschel Scheiner, a long-time member of the Crown Heights community, passed away on Sunday, 4 Nissan 5780 after contracting COVID-19. He was known as a pillar of chessed.
Reb Romi Cohen, 91, AH, Famed Mohel and Partisan
Reb Avrohom Hakohen “Romi” Cohen, a famous Mohel and author of ‘The Youngest Partisan’, passed away Tuesday morning from Covid-19 complications.
Dayan Rabbi Yakov Yehuda Refson, 73, A”H
With sadness, we regret to inform you of the passing of Dayan Rabbi Yakov Yehuda Refson of Leeds, England, who passed away from coronavirus.
Mrs. Thelma Levy, 95, A”H
With sadness, we regret to inform you of the passing of Mrs. Thelma (Tamar Malka) Levy of Crown Heights, wife of the late Rabbi Berel Levy of OK Kashrus.