Hundreds of Anash and bochurim came out for the levaya of Rabbi Berel Zaltzman, a veteran chossid and renowned chazzan who devoted decades to strengthening Russian-speaking Jewry, as it passed 770 en route to kevura near the Ohel.

He is survived by his children: Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Zaltzman – Toronto; Rabbi Baruch Zaltzman – Toronto; Rabbi Menachem Mendel Zaltzman – Fair Lawn, NJ; Mrs. Sheina Browd – North Miami Beach, FL; Mrs. Rivka Sirota – Denver, CO; Mrs. Shterna Sarah Kanelsky – Hillside, NJ; and Mrs. Rochel Matusov – Calgary, Canada.