Chovevei Torah – Murphy’s Shul
By Shmully Blesofsky
At 885 Eastern Parkway stands a majestic neoclassical building, which is currently home to The United Lubavitcher Yeshiva Mesivta and Zal. The building has a rich history spanning over 100 years, beginning in the early 20th century, so let’s delve into its story.
It began as a small group in Brownsville in the early 1900s. In the 1925 edition of The Mixer and Server, they write that the group was “Not too prosperous” but “A fine body of men who adhered to their religion with tenacity”. They struggled to find a location for their shul, but when a popular local Irish saloon owner named Murphy heard about their predicament he invited them to daven in the back room of his saloon. They accepted his offer, and the shtiebel used Murphy’s saloon for the next few years. According to the book, Murphy became part of the new congregation and turned into a gabbai of sorts, “On Jewish holidays collections were taken up, and no one but Murphy acted as the treasurer”.
The book continues, “they had determined to create a fund to build a sure-enough synagogue,” and with time, “The money in Murphy’s hands as the treasurer of his Jewish friends amounted to considerable…. When prohibition came along, Murphy, who had accumulated a fair fortune, decided to retire from the saloon business, and after imparting that bit of information to his Jewish customers and long-time friends, they concluded that it was time to build their proposed house of worship. They selected a plot on Eastern Parkway… constructed a new and modern synagogue, and it is known as Murphy’s Schule.” Thus we have the origin of the name. In 1919 they temporarily rented a space at 332 Albany Ave and then in 1921, the congregation moved to Eastern Parkway and Albany and constructed a one-story edifice that could seat 600 people.
A 1921 Morgen Journal Article relates, “As the community grew, so did the congregation’s prominence, attracting more distinguished members and becoming an integral part of the area. However, this growth also brought challenges, as some felt that the congregation was moving away from its original values.”
Accordingly, in 1923, the congregation hired Rabbi Jacob Levinson, the rabbi of the Beis Hamedrash Hagadol in Brownsville, as their spiritual leader. Rabbi Levinson was a deeply respected leader and revered by all. A brilliant orator; he was seen as a pillar of orthodox Jewish leadership. He was previously a Rabbi in Chicago, then the principal of Mizrachi’s teachers’ institute, a secretary of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis, and held key positions in Keren Harpod.
Rabbi Levinson was successful in elevating Chovevei Torah from an unremarkable synagogue to a spiritual hub with daily minyanim and shiurim and turned the synagogue into a stronghold of Torah, tzadaka, and religious Zionism. “He was recognized for his deep learning, energy, and practical expertise in congregational organization, particularly through the establishment of daily services and the development of Chovevei Torah that serves as a spiritual hub.”
As the community grew, they ran a successful building campaign and built a beautiful structure worth about $200,000 (about $3.5 million in 2024 dollars). The beautiful 80-foot structure with its three prominent ionic columns and grand steps was completed in time for Rosh Hashana, 1924. The main shul was built on top of the existing one-story structure and you can still see the line of bricks on the side of the building today where the roof of the original building was. Additionally, the noticeably steep angle of the grand staircase at the facade of the building was necessary to direct congregants up to the main sanctuary which sat above the original building.
The completed building stands out due to its unique design. It does not reflect the typical modern Crown Heights synagogue of that era but more in the style of an impressive Brownsville Shul with three huge pillars. When it was built, the Aaron Kodesh faced Lincoln Place, and under the Bima in the center was a beautiful chandelier. There were small lamps throughout which were typical of Brownsville Shuls, and people sat on wooden benches. On both sides, you had an elevated viber shul. The synagogues could seat 1100 people.
In the following decades, Chovevei Torah was a vibrant community center. The synagogue was lively every day of the week, filled with activities and learning. Rabbi Levison delivered inspiring weekly sermons, led daily Talmud study sessions, and established numerous committees and organizations to assist the community. Der Morgan Journal reports, “His kindness, integrity, and cheerful demeanor have united the community, turning the area into a hub for Jewish life and tradition”. The shul also hosted exams for established Yeshivas in America such as the Chaim Berlin Yeshiva, and more importantly, being of the Mizrachi persuasion they frequently held fundraisers for Eretz Yisroel. It is told that the Frediker rebbe said a mammer in Chovie Torah in his visit to America in 1929.
In the post-war years, as many survivors and Chassdim moved to Crown Heights, Chovevei Torah adopted other responsibilities. It hosted Rebbes and in 1957 helped the building committee for the Yeshiva Netzach Yisroel next door at 881 Eastern Parkway when they ran out of room at their Empire Blvd location. The congregation continued to grow for the next two decades or so. In December 1960, they hosted Menachem Begin on a Friday night with frenzied fanfare and an overflowing crowd. This was after Begin had gone to Yechidus by the rebbe on Thursday night after midnight which lasted many hours. They also famously hosted Chazzan Moshe Kouusevsitsky.
However, in the 1960s, Crown Heights experienced a significant exodus of many of its existing residents. In 1970, Rabbi Hershel Shifrin purchased a house across the street, became a member of Chovevei Torah, and davened there every day. In response to a break-in and fire set by vandals, Rabbi Shifrin wrote to the Rebbe asking for guidance regarding going to the shul as opposed to going to Daven in 770. Such questions usually received brief answers. However, the rebbe wrote a strong and encouraging response. regarding davening there every day, the Rebbe’s response: “ונכון במאוד”. “Extremely important”. And regarding being safe: ”התייצבו בעד השכונה (היהודי כמובן).. אזכיר על הציון וזכות ביסוס השכונה תעמוד להם” “Stand up on behalf of the Jewish community, of course.. Azkir al hatzyoin and the merit of strengthening the community will support them.”
Due to the Rebbe’s strong encouragement, Rabbi Shifrin became an active member of the shul. He often davened for the amud and eventually became the vice president and helped other Lubavitchers become members as well. In 1971 as the shul’s membership was in decline, he connected the leadership of Chovevei Torah with the Rashag. They only asked for $6,000 to give to Rabbi Rabinowitz as severance pay and the deed was transferred to the United Lubavitcher Yehsiva.
After the purchase, the Kveutzeh bochurim were told to move from 770 and study in Chovevei Torah, but naturally they wanted to be in 770 near the Rebbe. (where all the action was). On Purim 1972, the Rebbe addressed the “shturem” by quoting the Zohar regarding mayim tachtoinim “lower waters” how it years to be with the higher waters and the yearning
The buchrim studied downstairs, and the grand shul upstairs fell into disrepair. They boarded up the front door due to brake-ins and a lack of use. The grand shul was used for storage for lag baomer floats. That was the state of building for the next 20 years.
In 1992 after the stroke kvutzeh moved back to 770 in order to be closer to the Rebbe, and the Yeshiva had an empty building. Zal moved in, and in 1994 Rabbi Menachem Krinsky joined the Yeshiva. Rabbi Minsky had the monumental task of taking a large 70-year-old building that was in disrepair and making it ready for a yeshiva. He fought an uphill battle for each one of the three renovations and expansions, first adding classrooms for mesivtah, and culminating with a total structural makeover and extension as well as adding by a new floor under the basement adding a kitchen and a dining hall.
Thanks to the work and sacrifice of many in every one of its stages, Chovevi Torah today is a thriving building with a Mesivtah, Zal, and a recent addition of Achei Temimim. Where the famous revered Rov Rabbi Yaakov Levinson gave his classes, you can hear a shiurim from Rabbi Paltiel or YY Jacobson. Where the president once led the congregation, now you have Rabbi Minsky maintaining the place (edit). And where the Jews of Crown Heights proudly walked up the steps to the chazzan on Rosh Hashana in 1924, you now have buchrim heading to class.
In 1898 the Eastern parkway company purchased the
Backhouse and Boerum Farms
Lot on Eastern Parkway and Albany Avenue before Chovevei Torah was built circa 1916
Circa 1915 Albany Aveune looking towards Eastern Parkway.
On the far right is the empty lot where Chovivie Torah’s first building was built in 1921
Chovie Torah under construction circa 1924. Noticed the man on top of the scaffolding
Chovie Torah Circa 1930s
Chovie Torah Circa 1940. If you zoom in to the left you’ll see The Tree of Life Temple 881 Eastern Parkway
Chovie Torah circa 1980s. Note the bricked up front door door and broken window above.
Circa 1940 showing the roof of the original building
The Deed transfers 1901-1921
United Lubavitcher Yeshivah Purchased the building in 1971. Although ACRIS says it’s Landmark that never actually place.
Circa 1970. Response to Rabbi Schifrim when he told the rebbe regrading Davening at Chovevi Torah
Der Tog May 3rd 1957
The Mixer and Server (1925) explaining the origins of the name “Murphys Schule”
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The Standard Union
Sun, Sep 21, 1924 ·Page 30
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Sun, Sep 21, 1924 ·Page 32
The END
Ḥerut – חרות, 2 December 1960
In front of an audience of two thousand in a Brooklyn synagogue Saturday night – which ends the first week of “Begin in the USA” – became another event. Mr. Begin appeared on site from the major synagogues in Brooklyn for your lecture. The time is 8.30 in the evening. “The Jews are softer than those who are shot” – they finished the Shabbat reception feast in Hafi Zon and about an hour before the fixed time of the lecture, an angel opened the synagogue on his feet and before him, I helped his women, his doors and windows, his stairs, Mary Regot his prey from his hovering, Hezrar – for me over 2000 Many young Jews crowded in, expecting to see and hear the Ishigati, the commander of the military and national organization. With great difficulty, in a side passage, Mr. Begin was able to enter the synagogue and his platform, which was also seized by the community, its rabbis, and the heads of the Young Israelis. – which in this area is the most unique among the areas of Greater New York. It was Atia whose deception you can see… in the neighborhoods of Tel Aviv, let me know
Flames of affection serve to honor to adoration. On the sides of the hall stood the collectors of the synagogue with a prayer in their hearts: May the concrete floor a little and offer the help of the women not be crushed under the enormous pressure of a crowd, the likes of which this synagogue or others have not seen in their days. At the end of the assembly there was a lot of chatter
Mr. Begin for a considerable distance in the synagogue… This synagogue is for Torah lovers” – Nashian is also the chairman of the Tzer Center in the USA, Mr. Moshe Bifman.
Chat gpt:
On Saturday night, concluding the first week of “Begin in the USA,” an extraordinary event took place in a Brooklyn synagogue. At 8:30 PM, the synagogue was packed with over 2,000 attendees who had come to hear Mr. Menachem Begin, the renowned military and political leader, deliver a lecture. Despite the synagogue being full of people who had gathered eagerly to see him, Begin managed to enter with difficulty through a side passage.
The atmosphere was electric as the synagogue, which is one of the major centers for the Jewish community in Brooklyn, was overflowing. Community members, rabbis, and leaders of the Young Israelis were all present, emphasizing the significance of the event. The gathering was so intense that there were concerns about the safety of the attendees, with many hoping the structure could support the crowd without any issues.
Throughout the assembly, there was a palpable sense of devotion and admiration for Begin. The crowd’s enthusiasm was a testament to his importance and the respect he commanded. The event was notable not just for its size but also for the fervent affection shown by the community.
At the end of the event, the synagogue was abuzz with chatter, reflecting the impact of Begin’s visit. Mr. Moshe Bifman, the chairman of the Tzer Center in the USA, remarked that the synagogue is a place deeply cherished by Torah lovers, further highlighting the special nature of the gathering.
With the Rebbe of Lubavitch after midnight on a Thursday full of meetings long ago, the evening passed and the night settled over New York illuminated by a double multitude of lights – or the usual kinos of lights, and the addition in honor of the American Re and the Christmas decorations that are put up on every commercial building, at this hour, close to midnight – Gathering at Beit Midod, which is the Chabad royal court, Rabbi Melio Babitz with Mr. Begin and accompanied by Mr. Kellerman. The Rebbe starts his day close to midnight, and his guests and invited guests have no choice but to turn their day into night as well. The heartfelt conversation goes on for hours and hours, and in the early morning, the Rebbe’s guests return to their hotel – this is how to start their day
The new one, Friday of the week.
O’BRIEN’S SYNAGOGUE.
As the readers of THE MIXER AND SERVER know, we have quite a number of members whose early teaching, so far as religious services are concerned, were gained at home from parents who attended their respective synagogues on the days set apart for religious services. It so happened that one of the sons of Abraham was standing in the lobby of the convention headquarters hotel on the Sun- day preceding the opening of the last convention, when a couple of the sons of St. Patrick came strolling in and our son of Abraham inquired of one of the sons of St. Patrick as to where he had been so early in the morning. Without batting an eye, the latter replied that he had been out attend- ing services at O’Brien’s synagogue. The laugh which followed was enjoyed by the several dele- gates, and it seemed as if the next thing in order was an invitation by the son of Abraham to the son of St. Patrick and his colleagues to partake of an early morning thirst quencher. Instead, how- ever, the son of Abraham recited a story for which he vouched, and as we recall it, it went about as follows:
In the city of Brooklyn, in the Brownsville section, there was located a saloon which was owned and run by a man of the name of Murphy, Evidently he was one of those engaging fellows who won an immense number of friends, and among them were a fair number of Jewish wage-earners and small businessmen of the same race. In those days Brooklyn was not built up as it is today, and neither were there so many churches in the locality as other more densely populated sections enjoyed. These Jewish patrons having mentioned the facts to Murphy, the latter promptly suggested that whenever they felt like holding meetings or services, they were at liberty and welcome to use his back room, an apartment of some size.
These Jewish patrons of Murphy accepted the invitation and, for several years, held their services in Murphy’s back room. They were not any too prosperous, but they had determined to create a fund with which they hoped, at some future date,
to build a sure-enough synagogue. On Jewish holidays collections were taken up, and no one but Murphy acted as the treasurer; in fact, he was their money holder for many years, and the money in his hands as the treasurer of his Jewish friends amounted to considerable in the course of the several years’ efforts in accumulating the fund.
When prohibition came along, Murphy, who had accumulated a fair fortune, decided to retire from the saloon business, and after imparting that bit of information to his Jewish customers and long-time friends, they concluded that it was time to build their proposed house of worship. They selected a plot on Eastern Parkway, which, as our folks who are acquainted in Brooklyn know, is one of the most exclusive sections of Brooklyn. On that thoroughfare they constructed a new and modern synagogue, and it is known as Murphy’s Schule. The structure cost over $200,000, and is reputed to be an architectural masterpiece.
This story is vouched for by several of our boys. members of Local 2, Brooklyn, N. Y. Old residents of the Brownsville section of Brooklyn smile when the incident is recalled, and all, without exception compliment Murphy’s friends, saying that they were a fine body of men and adhered to their religion with tenacity.
It is also recited that when Jewish services were being held in the back room of Murphy’s saloon the patrons in the front conducted themselves like true sports and neighbors, never interfering or in any way annoying their friends in the back room All of which reminds us of the statement we made many years ago with regard to the old-time victual ler or saloonkeeper. The Almighty never made any better or more liberal men.
Bro. Jac Brav. Local 2, promised the writer that the first time he made a visit to the City of Churches he was going to take him out and show him the spot where Murphy had his saloon, as well as show him the new synagogue-Murphy’s Schule
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**Parkway Synagogue Nears Completion: Chevovey Torah to Be Ready by Jewish New Year – New Centers Planned**
The Chevovey Torah Congregation will welcome the Jewish New Year in their nearly completed synagogue at the corner of Eastern Parkway and Albany Avenue.
Construction on the synagogue began in 1920, and by the winter of that year, the building was already accommodating six hundred worshippers. A Hebrew school for the congregation’s children was also established within the same premises shortly afterward. Once completed, the synagogue will have a capacity of eleven hundred people, having been constructed at a cost exceeding $200,000.
The leadership of the congregation includes President H. Hershkowitz, Vice President A. R. Finkelstein, Financial Secretary I. Friedman, Corresponding Secretary H. Rosenwasser, and Treasurer L. Gelberg. The spiritual needs of the congregation are overseen by the Rev. Dr. J. Levinson, who serves as rabbi, with Rev. A. S. Meyerson as the cantor.
The Chat Sat, Oct 11, 1924 ·Page 60
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Sun, Sep 21, 1924 ·Page 32
New Home of Congregation Chovevei Torah, Eastern P’kway, Albany Av.
Congregation | people.
The members of A Hebrew school for the Chevovey Torah will usher in the young was started and housed in the Jewish New Year in their new syn- same building. The congregation gogue. Workmen have been rush-rew rapidly and in April of this ng to finish the edifice and in one more week the synagogue will be Eurned over to the congregation as completed.
year work was started to build the two-story addition.
The new synagogue stands 80 feet high and is constructed of limestone and brick. The front is faced with The glazed brick and white stone. synagogue seats 1,100 people and has cost over $200,000.
More than five years ago a small roup gathered in a store at 332 Albany ave., formerly a saloon, to hold services. The congregation increased and, working hard to raise funds. purchased a piece of ground at East-president; I. Friedman, financial sec- ern parkway and Albany ave.
Construction work started in 1920 and the winter of that year saw the congregation seated in their own church. The structure at that time ras a one-story building holding 600
The officers of Congregation Che- vovey Torah are H. Hershkowitz, president; A. R. Finkelstein, Vice
retary; H. Rosenwasser, correspond- ing secretary, and L. Gelberg, treas- urer..
The rabbi is the Rev. Dr. J. Levin- son, who is assisted by the Rev. A. S. Meyerson, cantor.
RABBI JACOB LEVINSON-With the coming of Rabbi Jacob Levinson to Brooklyn to assume the burden of the great responsibilities in the care of the people of the Jewish Orthodox faith, a new and more expansive religious outlook was accorded the increasing colonies of the Orthodox, who are sharing a most satisfactory and contented interest in their present community and institutional welfare, and particularly in their beautiful new synagogue and the daily services that have been established. Rabbi Levinson is known and revered throughout the Orthodox congregations of the United States, and as an official of the executive body of the union of Orthodox Rabbis, and he is accounted one of the most learned leaders, as well as one of the most en- ergetic and practical, in Congregational organization and maintenance.
Rabbi Jacob Levinson, the son of Julius Levinson, a Rabbi, and Helen Paulina Levinson, was born July 10, 1874, in Russia, where he attended the State schools, and where he received his academic and theological prep aration for his life-work. He came to the United States in 1904, and with the recognition of his gifts and abili ties, he was accorded the direction of groups and con- gregations in Chicago, where he officiated as Rabbi for twelve years. In 1916 he went to New York City, where he held the position of principal of the teachers’ insti tute of Mizrachi, and so continued with success for two- years, when he went to Brownsville, where he was Rabbi of the Brownsville Temple, known as Beth Har- medrosh Hagodel.
In December, 1923. Rabbi Levinson became the re- ligious head of Chovevee Torah, the attractive syno- gogue at No. 885 Eastern Parkway. The cornerstone of this building was laid in 1924 under the supervision of Rabbi Levinson, as, indeed, the work and plans of the entire structure were in his care, the cost of the temple, which seats 1,700 people, being $200,000. The parish is of the strictly Orthodox type, with services three times daily, according to the ancient custom. Here, also, is to be established a Hebrew School, with its hours from four to eight P. M.
Rabbi Levinson is secretary of the Union of Ortho- dox Rabbis of the United States and Canada; and he is honorary vice-president of Keren Harpod, of Browns- ville, and the East New York District, he had been president of that district two years. The Rabbi is very active in charity and institutional work throughout this section, and is chairman of a number of committees de- voted to charitable work.
Rabbi Jacob Levinson married, in 1901, in Russia, Rebecca Dorffman, daughter of Haskel and Helena Dorffman, and they are the parents of the following children: Solomon, who is a law student; and Lillian.
The Brooklyn Citizen Sun, Sep 21, 1924 ·Page 13
1919:
התחלה וסיום הספר
חברה בית המדרש חובבי תורה 332 אלבאני עווענין, ברוקלין נעט אלע שוועסטער און ברידער מתפללים, פריינדע און געקאנטע, צו קומען צום התחלה וסיום התורה וועלכע איז אונז געגעבען געווארען פון
אונזער ברודער און שוועסטער מיר און מרס סנער פון 1115 סטערלינג
פלייס
Yidishes ṭogblaṭ – יידישעס טאגעבלאט, 4 September 1921
The Brooklyn Citizen Sun, Sep 21, 1924 ·Page 13
Yiddish Clippings:
Der Morgen zshurnal – דער מארגען זשורנאל, 16 November 1923
1964: News from the School of the Jewish Woman – Volume 29 – Page 11. Trude Weiss-Rosmarin. Jewish Spectator.
Yiddish Newspaper clippings:
Der Morgan Journal April 28th 1950
Der Morgen zshurnal – דער מארגען זשורנאל 28 April 1950
1957
Der Ṭog – דער טאג (ניו יורק) 18 January 1957
The Indiana Jewish Post and Opinion, 21 April 1961
Der Morgen Zshurnal – דער מארגען זשורנאל, 25 January 1946
Translated:
The Jubilee of “Torah Lovers”
We have many important Orthodox shuls in New York and across the country, and some of them are much older. But this does not diminish the importance of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the “Chovive Torah” Shul on Eastern Parkway. Brooklyn, which will be celebrated this Sunday. The importance of this jubilee is not only in the fact that the Shul is a stronghold of Torah and charity and religious Zionism, under the banner of Burhi as it is embodied in the Rabbi of the Shul, Rabbi Jacob Levinson, but also in the fact that the Shul with great success carried out a sacred pioneering work, to transform a new Jewish settlement, which twenty-five years ago was a foundation for Orthodox Judaism, into a stronghold of Orthodoxy. For the twenty-five years that the chovie Torah Shul has existed and the three years that Rabbi Levinson has been rabbi there, Shuhal has become a center of Orthodox Judaism in the broadest and deepest sense of the word. Rabbi Levinson, as one of the founders, former president and now one of the pillars of Mizrahi and president of Oved Lehzuk HaTorah and Yehuda Niim Merhi, made the Shuhl the center of his philanthropic broad tetinkeim.
Nim is certainly the influence of the Torah-loving Shul, and the whole area around Shabuna is now a center of religious and Torah activity. The “wilderness” that was created over twenty-five years ago from an idea is now bearing fruit. It is another case of Ker Id Shikam who keeps on wandering from one neighborhood to another and of pioneering work that is never
DER Tog May 24, 1925
$5,000 געשאפען פאַר חובבי תורה שוהל
אויף איסטערן פארקוועי, ביי באַנקעט הנוכת הבית פון נייע געביידע ווערט היינט געזייערט מיט איינדרוקסי פאָלע צערעמאניע.
דער חנוכת הבית באנקעט פון דער נייער שוהל פון דער חברה חובבי תורה. די איינציגע סטריקט אָרטאָדאָקסישע שוחל אויף איסטערן פארקוועי, אין לעצטען דאנערשטאג אווענט אפגעהאל־ טען געווארען אין דער שוהל געביידע, 885 איסטערן פארקוועי, נעבען אלבאני עווענין, בר קלין, אין דער אנוועזעני הייט פון 250 פּראָמינענטע אָרטאָדאָקי סישע אידען פון דער נאכבארשאַפט. דער באַנקעט, ביי וועלכען קיין אפילס זענען ניט געמאכט געווארן, האט איינגע־ בראכט אַרום 5,000 דאָלאָר פאר דער שוחל דורך די טיקעטס צום באנקעט. : מר. לוי רוקח, דער יונגער עסקן. וועלכער געהט אין די פטרטפון זין באריהמטען פאטער אין אידישע כללי אנגעלעגענהייטען, האט פארגעשטעלט אלס טאאסטמאַסטער פון אַווענט דעם טשערמאן פון דער באַנקעט־קאמיטע, מר. בענדזשאַמין פּלאַטעל, וועלכער האָט מיט זיין וואונדערליכער שעהנער און זאכליכער רעדע געגעבען דעם גע־ הויבענעם טאָן, וואָס האט אנגעהאלטען דעם גאנצען אווענט. זיין פאָרשטעלען די רעדנער און טאלאנטען איז אויך געווען זעהר געראטען. אין זיין רעדע האט ער באַטאָנט, אז די בויער פון דער תורה שוהל זענען פערזאָנען, וועלכע האבען געבויט היימען פאר דעם אידישען גייסט אין אַנדערע נאכבארי שאפטען וואו זיי האבען פריהער גע־ דארונטער וויליאמסבורג, בראנזוויל, אירט ניו יארק און בראנקס. ער האט געזאגט אז די שוהל האט שטענ־
וואוינט.
דיג געגעבען די נויטיגע יניקה פאר אלע אידישע אנגעלעגענהייטען און טוט דאָס איצט אויך.
פּרעזידענט היימאן הערשקאוויץ פון דער שוהל האט דאן באַגריסט די אָנווער זענדע און זיי גראטולירט צו דער פאַר־ פולקאָמונג פון דער געביידע. דער בא־ ליעבטער חזן ר’ שמואל קאנטאר, פון ברוקלינער אידישען צענטער, וואָס איז אין נעהענטער שכנות צו דער שוהל, האָט געזונגען והיה ביום ההוא” מיט
זעהר פיעל הארון און אונטער גרויס בייפאל. מר סעמיועל ראטענבערג, פרעזי דענט פון צענטער האט צוריקגעוויזען די באהויפטונג, וואָס ווערט אפט גער מאכט, אז די אידען פון אמעריקע טוען גארניט פאר אידישקייט, ער האט גער יאנט, אז אין די לעצטע 26 יאהר איך אויף אלע געביטען פון אידישער טלי טיגקייט געשאפען געווארען מעהר ווי אין די פריהערדיגע הונדערט יאחר. חזן וויוואוויטץ האָט געזונגען ערב לפניך מיט זעהר פֿיעל נעשמאק. רעי דעס זענען דאן געהאלטען געווארען פון מר. גאלדמאן, פרעזידענט פון תלמוד תורה החדש פון ברוקלין : פון מר. אברהם פרייס, פרעזידענט פון בית משה שפיטאל, און פון מר. י. ראיקער, טשער מאן פון דער בילדינג קאמיטע, מר. בע־ לאפסקי, דער באקאנטער קינסטלער פון א ירווינג פלייס טעאַטער האט דעקלאר מירט דער אידישער מאי פון דעם פאַרשטארבענעם דיכטער מאריס ראי
זענפעלד.
צום שלום האָט גערעדט דער באר וואוסטער מעין הנובער פון בארץ פארק, ר’ משה סטאל, וועלכער האט די גאנצע פארזאמלונג געהאלטען ווי צור געשמירט מיט זיין אויסגעצייכענטער. שארפער דרשה, וואס ער האט ארוטי געוועבט ארום אייניגע פערל פון תלמוד און מדרש, צוגעזאלצען און צוגעפער
פערט מיט הומאר און סאטירע, אָבער אין דער זעלבער צייט אויך מיט פיעל
ערנסט. נאך דער סעודה האט מען מכבר געווען מיט בענשען דעם גרענד אלד מען”, ר’ ישראל רוקח, וועלכער אין איינער פון די זיילען פון דער שוהל. די פארמעלע חנוכת הבית וועט נע־ פייערט ווערען אין דער שוהל, היינט, זונטאג, 2 א זייגער בייטאג, מיט חרב לעווענסטן און הרב הג’ ר’ דוב אריה לעווענטאל פון פילאַדעלפיא אלס הויפּט רעדנער. חזן דוד וויטמאן, דער זעל־ טענער עמוד קינסטלער, וועט זינגען
פאָלע צע
.Translated:
$5,000 created for Torah Shohl enthusiasts
The Hanukkah Habit banquet of the new Shul of the Society of Torah Lovers. The only strictly orthodox procession on Eastern Parkway, last Thursday evening was held in the Shul Building, 686 Eastern Parkway, near Albany Avenue, Bar Klin, in the presence of 250 prominent Orthodox ideas of the Nabarshaft. The banquet, at which no appeals were made, brought in about 5,000 dollars for the Shuchal through the tickets to the banquet. : Mr. Levi Rokh, the young shopkeeper. who participates in the funeral of his famous father in Jewish general events, presented as the toastmaster of the event the chairman of the banquet committee, Mr. Benjamin Platel, who with his wonderful and matter-of-fact speech set the high tone that lasted the entire evening. His presentation of the speakers and talents is also highly recommended. In his speech, he emphasized that the builders of the Torah Shul are individuals who have built homes for the Jewish spirit in other neighborhoods where they previously lived, including Williamsburg, Bronzeville, New York and the Bronx. He said that the school has always
Lives. You gave the necessary impetus to all Jewish events and do so now. President Hayman Hershkavits of the Shul then welcomed the guests and congratulated them on the completion of the building. The beloved cantor, R. Shmuel Kantor, from the Brooklyn Jewish Center, which is next door to the Shuhal, sang and on that day “with On Eastern Parkway, the dedication banquet of the new building will be celebrated today with an indroxy pole ceremony. Very much Harun and under great bifal. Mr. Samuel Rotenberg, President of the Center, repeated the assertion, which is often made, that the ideas of America do nothing for Judaism. More than in the previous hundred years. Cantor Vivavitts sang in the evening with great delight. Many of these were then held by Mr. Goldman, President of the New Talmud Torah of Brooklyn: from Mr. Abraham Price, President of Beit Moshe Hospital, and Mr. J. Raiker, chairman of the building committee, Mr. Belofsky, the well-known artist of the Irving Place Theater, declared Mirth the Jewish May of the late poet Maurice Ray.
Zenfeld. For peace, the bar Wuster Mein Hanuber of Beretz Park, R. Moshe Stahl, who held the whole assembly as if anointed with his excellence, spoke. A sharp sermon, which he weaves around some pearls of the Talmud and Midrash, salted and applied
Fert with humor and satire, but at the same time also with passion
Seriously. After the feast, the Grand Elder, Rabbi Yisrael Rukach, who is in one of the columns of the Shuhl, was blessed. In the afternoon, with Harev Levenst and Rabbi Hag Rabbi Aryeh Leventhal of Philadelphia as the main speaker. Cantor David Whitman, the solo tenor Amud artist, will sing
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Der tug 1963
1971:
1971
Der Morgen Zshurnal – דער מארגען זשורנאל, 12 March 1926
Der Ṭog – דער טאג (ניו יורק), 16 November 1946
Der Morgen zshurnal – דער מארגען זשורנאל, 3 December 1926
Rabbi Berlin, President Universal Mizrahi Sunday evening in Hovavi Torah Sahel
On Sunday evening, Rabbi Rabbi Meir Berlin, president of Universal Mizrahi, will give a report from the Land of Israel, also from the last Mizrahi convention in Washington. In addition to him, Rabbi Levinson, president of American Mizrahi, and other delegates will give their reports, which will be very interesting. It is also worth noting that lectures on the wisdom of Israel by various scholars will be held every Friday evening. On Friday night at 8 o’clock the first lecture will be given by Rabbi Leve Son
er Morgen zshurnal – דער מארגען זשורנאל, 27 August 1926
Timeline:
Until 1898: Blackstone farm
1898: purchased by the eastern Parkway Company
1921: purchased the property
1924: cornerstone of building
1926: Building opens
1950s: post war era
1971: foreclosure
1971: shul closes (?)
1971: 770 buchrim downstairs.
1980: EP is Landmarked
1980s: kvutzeh, demonstration, Rebbe sicha
1993: Lubvitcher Yeshiva Mesivtah downstairs.
1996: renovation, Zahl upstairs.
2000: opening of a hall
Newspaper clippings:
May 26, 1925: Rabbi Leventhul
Cont: approximately
Thu, Oct 07, 1926 ·Page 4 jewish leaders here
Thu, May 20, 1926 jewish campaign rexche sysngouge
Thu, May 20, 1926: drive workers to make final please
May 14, 1926: rabbi hears epstin
Sun, Jan 16, 1927: may
Sun, Jan 16, 1927: With the acceptance
Sun, Jan 16, 1927 May Lays
Thu, Mar 03, 1927 appeal banquet
Thu, Mar 03, 1927 Congregation Chovevi Torah raises 5000 for the eastern Parkway division of the United palestine appeal.
RABBI JACOB LEVINSON-With the coming of Rabbi Jacob Levinson to Brooklyn to assume the burden of the great responsibilities in the care of the people of the Jewish Orthodox faith, a new and more expansive religious outlook was accorded the increasing colonies of the Orthodox, who are sharing a most satisfactory and contented interest in their present community and institutional welfare, and particularly in their beautiful new synagogue and the daily services that have been established.
Rabbi Levinson is known and revered
throughout the Orthodox congregations of the United States, and as an official of the executive body of the union of Orthodox Rabbis, and he is accounted one of the most learned leaders, as well as one of the most energetic and practical, in Congregational organization and maintenance.
Rabbi Jacob Levinson, the son of Julius Levinson,
A rabbi and Hellen Paulina levendi was born July 10, 1874 in Russia with here atttended the state schools
and where he received his academic and theological preparation for his life-work. He came to the United States in 1904, and with the recognition of his gifts and abili-ties, he was accorded the direction of groups and congregations in Chicago, where he officiated as Rabbi for twelve years. In 1916 he went to New York City, where he held the position of principal of the teachers institute of Mizrachi, and so continued with success for two years, when he went to Brownsville, where he was Rabbi of the Brownsville Temple, known as Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel.
In December, 1923, Rabbi Levinson became the religious head of Chovevee Torah, the attractive syno-gogue at No. 885 Eastern Parkway. The cornerstone of this building was laid in 1924 under the supervision of Rabbi Levinson, as, indeed, the work and plans of the entire structure were in his care, the cost of the temple, which seats 1,700 people, being $200,000. The cornerstone. The
parish is of the strictly Orthodox type, with services three times daily, according to the ancient custom. Here, also, is to be established a Hebrew School, with its hours from four to eight P. M.
Rabbi Levinson is secretary of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada; and he is honorary vice-president of Keren Harpod, of Brownsville, and the East New York District, he had beenpresident of that district two years. The Rabbi is very active in charity and institutional work throughout this section, and is chairman of a number of committees devoted to charitable work.
Rabbi Jacob Levinson married, in 1901, in Russia, Rebecca Dorffman, daughter of Haskel and Helena Dorfiman, and they are the parents of the following children: Solomon, who is a law student; and Lillian.
#4: screenshot every article, extract text, and insert into chat gpt, take from there.
#open article sent to me by Mendel, copy and paste them into the bottom of this file
1923 RABBI Jacon Levinson (#write History of Rabbi Levinson how he lead his congregations up until Chovue Torah.)
Newspaper collection about shul. General story who built is (modern orthodox?), the name of the shul, why they built there, how much, how people felt. Then vs Oholei Torah
The building: a box with a nice front? Find Picture of inside, held 1800 people? The steps are odd (it was always a conversation I saw someone?)
Fact: it’s knows as Murphy’s Shul Myth: the story. Conclusion :
1934 pictures
1924 Cornerstone
$200,000
Chazzan? Kousevitsky came once.
“Chovive Torah”
1925
Jerome Riker – director and chairman
1923-1945
Was it more then a Shul those days? What was in the basement.
1945-1970
1970- 770 extension.
1971 October sold by Chovevei Torah Congregation to Central Yeshiva, Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch
(Find the court docs. It seems it was a foreclosure sale. Index No. 19759/71, October 8, 1971)- ok cool! Didn’t know that.
When was the shul officially closed?
Who knows about Chovuve Torah sale from the shul to United Lubavitcher Yeshivah
Lubavitcher Yeshiva got it for free or was it a foreclosure? Was the rabbi there given 6k as a servance. (Ask Rochi Katzmans uncle, Joseph Katzman.)
Picture of it looking abandoned.
1980 Eastern Parkway Designated as a landmark -cool!
Despite landmark status building was renovated in 1996. Despite is hack but ok.
Today: mestivah, Shul, hall? Shabbos it’s a shul. rabbi Paltiel started his illustriousr career.
Three yeshivas. Chovevei, Zal Mesivta, Achei Temimim.
Zirkins: Shazak. (Bar on the corner named Murphy)
In the 1980s: Kvutzeh was instructed to study there, they protested in Rebbe responded with a Sicha: מה תחתונים ברכב as a result: Mentlik, Pikarksy, and Yoel taught there. It was still the out of way place.
Those days the beautiful shul upstairs had shut down and was used as storage for large props for Lag Baomer Floats
Kvetzh: between 1970 and 1980s
Zal came from OP in around 1993 rabbi Schapiro.
1996 was Mesivyah
Karintospky (or he was in Young Israel) Kosevsitaky was there once.
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חובבי תורה. די ערשטע אַרטאַדאָק- סישע קאנגרעגיישאַן אויף איסטערן פארקוויי
פארקיי
דער בעריהמטער איסטערן סעקשאַן, וואהין עם האבען די לעצטע יאהרען אריינגעמופט דער דייכערער קלאס אידען פון בראנזוויל. וויליאמסי בורג און ניו יארק, האבען אלערערשטען געבויט דעם פתח תקוה טעמפעל, דער נאך דעם סענטער. אבער ניייכצייטי: האָט זיך דארט געגרינדעט אייך סטריקט ארטאדאקסישע קאנגרעניישאן
א
האט
מיט’ן נאמען חובבי תורה. מען צוערשט פערוואנדעלט א גרויסע פריי וואט הוי: פאר א שיהן אין אין דעם יאהר אר”פ דאָט מען אנגעפאנגען צון בויען א גרויסע שוהי אויף 885 איסיטערן פארקווין יעבען איבאני עווענין: ווען דער בייסעמענט איז פערטיג געי ווארען האט מען דארט געדאווענט פאר די לעצטע יאהרען, געלערענט און אייד תלמוד תורה געמאכט פאר קריינע
וואקסען.
די קאנגרעניישאַן אין דערווייל נעי עס זיינען צוגעקומען מעבר בערס אידען נכבדים און, וואהיתאבעני דע און ווי געוועהנליך איז דער בייסי מענט צו היין געווארען און אויך ניטן מעהר פאסענר און מען האט געפיהלט. אז אויך דיעזער אהל שם בייז געקומען דעם יפיפיתו של און מען האט זיך דעריבער איצט שטארק גענומען צו עני
בניו,
דינען דעם געפלאנטער גרויסען וועלכער, ווי דער פרעזידענט, מר, היי- מאן הערשקאוויץ בעהויפטעט. וועטן פארטין ווערען אויף די ימים נוראים. עס וועט זיין א שוהל, וועלכע וועט ענטי האלטען 16 הונדערט סיטס אויבען און אונטען אין בית המדרש. אויך א תלמוד
עם
תורה מיט אכט קיאט צימערען. וועט אויך האבען א ריינינג רום מיט אן קיטשען, וואו שמחות זאלען קענען נער פראוועט ווערען. דער בנין ונעט קאָסי טען אן ערך 150 טויזענד דאלאר.
לעצטען ווינטער האט די חובבי תורה קאנגרעגיישאז בעשלאסען, אז קודם כי זאל די שוהר מיט די 200 מעמבערס. וואס בעלאנגען שוין זאלען האבען א ד: און מנהיג. דאם הייסט, אז דער קליינער נוף מון שוין א נשמה האבען צוליען וועלכע דער גוף װעט ממלא וואקסען.
זיי האבען דעם בעליעבטען גאון בתורה און גלענצענדען דרשן. דעם דב פון בית המדרש הגדול דבראנזוויל הרב ר’ יעקב לעווינסאן מיט גרויס כבוד און בעזאנדער ליעבשאפט אויפגענומען. האבען א פאראדנע אינסטאַליישאַן גע־
מאכט און צייט דאן איז די חובבי תורה שוהל פיעל מעהר פראמיגענט געווארען אין רוחניות און אין גשמיות. הרב לעי ווינטען זאָגט דארט זיינע ווארעמע דרשות אלע שבת אין דער פריה צו דער קריאת התורה. לערנט אויך מיט חברה ש”ס א בלאט גמרא אלע אבענדען פון
וואך.
די שוהל איז אלע טאג אין וואך אוןן שבת נעפאקט מיט אידען. חרב לעוויני טאן האט אויך דארט געגרינדעט א ועד הכשרות אין וועלכען אויך רבי לערריני טאל פון דזשואיש סענטער געהטט או איינטהייל, אין אזוי איי די איסטערן
אן
פארקוויי געגענד איצט געווארעי אמת ער אידישער סעקשאַן מיט א פאיי שטענדיגען קית תורת ויתרות, מען מין בעמערקען, אז דאס איז פיעל צו פער דאנקען הרב לעיוינטאן, וועלכער מייט זיין גיטטוטיגקייט. ענייות און געלאי סענהייט איבט אויס א גרויסען פלוס אויף אלע קלאסען אידען. זיינען דארט איצט פעראייניגט צו
איזן
נוטען אידישען צוועק. די חובבי תורה שוחל האט לעצטענס אויך צוגעקראָנען דעם בעוואוסטען לחכם און משכיל רעוו. א. ש. מייערסאן אלס שמש. וועלכער ווירקליך א צהרונג אין א שוהי, איז אן שעהנער בעל חפלה קורא און זאגט עין| יעקב פאר א עולם אידען. עס איז קיין צווייפעל, אז דער איסין טערן פארקיי סעקשאַן אין וועלכען עס ווערען אריינגערעכענט א סך ארוגיגע סטריטען מיט אויסשליסליך אידישע איינוואהנער, וועט האָבען נאך אידישע שוהלען, אבער דערווייל האָט די חובבי תורהקאנגרעניישאַן געלייגט דעם יסוד פאר סטריקט אָרטאָדאָקסי און וועט זיין ווי רבנים און כלל טהוער האבען זייער וואונש אויסגעדריקט ביי דער פאי דארנער אינסטאַליישאַן פון הרב לעוויני כאן, דאס די חובבי תורה וועט זיין לתפארת ולתהילה פאר אידען ניט נאר פון דיעזען געגענד, נאר פאר’ן נאני וואָס
צען אמעריקאנער אירענטחים. וועט ציינען אז הייכע אמעריקאנער איי דען ווילען אויפהאלטען א גאנצע עכט ארטאדאקסישע אידענטהום דא אין אמעריקא. צו די חובבי תורה שוהל בעלאנגען איצט א סך פּראָמינענטע אידען, נוטי בעקאנטע עסקנים. נדבנים. לומדי תורה און באמת חובבי תורה. עס אין א טלת שכלו תכלת און איר קענען דעריי בער ניט אנצייכענען געמען ברי מטיל קנאה צו זיין.
ניטן
די בעאמטע זיינען: עקס פרעזידענט מר. מאקס וואלינסקי 1569 פּרעזידענט סט.. איצטיגער פרעזידענט מר. היימאן הערשקאוויין, 1626 יוניאן סטריט, דער ווייס־פרעזידענט, מר. א. ר. פינקעלי שטיין, 1162 לינקולן פרייס, טרעזשוי רער. מר. לואיס נעלבערב. 447 קראאן סט, סעקרעטער, מר. יוסף פרידמאן. נבאים מר. האניג, מר, פריימאן, טראבי
טים מר. וואפנאוויץ. מר. בלומבערג. בילדינג קאמיטע: מר, ה, הערשקאי וויץ, טשערמאן: . מו. רייקער, ווייסי טשערמאן; מר. ב. הערשענאון, לאיער |נייטהען ב, פינקעלשטיין, מר, א. ד. פינקעלשטיין. מר. אראנסאן. מר. בלייני שטיין, מר, נאמבערג, מר. וואפנאוויץ. און מר. פאלאק. די ליידיס אוקזילערי זיינען זעהר טע־| טיג פאר דעם בנין בעזאנדערס פארן ר תלמוד תורה וועלכע וועט אין נייי עם בנין פארנעהמען א בעדייטענדען פלאץ. די פּרעזידענטין אין די רעבעצין פרס לעווינסאָן; ווייס־פרעזידענטין איז כרס. פאניש; טרעזשורערין אין פרס. פאמעראנץ; טראָסטיס — מרס. העדש־ קאוויץ, און מרס, שפיענעל. דער סעקי רעטערי אין רעון. מייערסאן.
מר, ראלאנד צוריק אין ליברעטי טהעאטער. דער ליבערטי טהעאטער האט צוריק בעקומען אלס מענעדזשער דעם גוט בע־| קאנטען מר. וויליאם דאלאנד, וועלכערן האט שוין איצט איבערגענומען די פער־ וואלטונג פון דיזען פּראָמיגענטען טעאין טער און וועט אויך זיין דער ביזנעס ביענעדזשער פאר’ן געקסטען סיזאן. מר. ראלאנד האט אין דעם סיזאן, וואס ער איז געווען מעגעדזשער אין ליבערטי! טעאטער זיך בעליעבט געמאכט ביי אלע טעאטער בעזוכער, וועמעס געשמאס מר. דאלאנד פערשטעהט און ביי אלע סאי סייטיעס, וועלכע האבען מיט’ן טעאין טער ביזנעס געטהאן. ער האט איבער־ געלאָזען זעהר א גוטען רעקאָרד פאר זיין טיכטיגע און פעהיגע פערוואלטונג און עס איז דעריבער א גוטע נאכריכט, דאס מר. ראלאנד איז ווידער אין ליבערטי טעאטער, וועלכער פערנעהמט א פראי מינענטען פלאץ אין בראנזווילער גע־ זעלשאפטליכען לעבען
Interviews:
Moshe Bogomilsky
Dr Arnold Wolf family the son repairs washing machines they lived on Troy and EP. He was a Ciropractor.
Leches
They offered to ULY to give to Rabinowitz.
Rigalsky
Gabel
Ephrom Hecht was the lawyer.
Beith David cemetery they gave it gemilas cheaed so they gave out deed to all the rest of the members
Betzalal Leches
[12:06 PM, 8/23/2024] Shmully: Yanky Wolf – father Yeshiva Troy/Eastenr parkway
[12:09 PM, 8/23/2024] Shmully: Rabbi Yaakov Avigdor that went to Mexico- his som was a rabbi in CT – both wrote sephrom som wrote his grandson is in Hartford Connecticut – Avigdor
[12:10 PM, 8/23/2024] Shmully: Rabbi Shloimeh pupko
[12:10 PM, 8/23/2024] Shmully: Nuchim Dovid Herman
[12:12 PM, 8/23/2024] Shmully: He had a brother named Yitzchock Pupko near ULY Avw H.
Look up Pupko online.
[12:12 PM, 8/23/2024] Shmully: Rabbi Herman – he was too frum for them.
[12:13 PM, 8/23/2024] Shmully: Young Israel Kanatovaky
[12:17 PM, 8/23/2024] Shmully: Chitrik wanted it Gayle got it then Rabbi Bogomilsky
[12:17 PM, 8/23/2024] Shmully: Dr Seely
Mark Shnall interview:
Son of the famous Shnall Mark was born in 1943 and moved out of Crown Heights in 1967.
Went to day school that OT for 2 years and then a jewish high school.
In 1953: Moved to 763 EP – 2nd floor. 2nd floor Kahane cousin Meir Kanaha. He was in the Maccabees.
Dentist was Dr Schiff was also Rebbes dentists. Learned how to drive from Solomon, he also taught the rebbetzin how to drive.
His father knew Rabbi Gurari , Rabbi Yogel
His brother went to Crown Heights Yeshiva for 3 years
His mother parents moved from LES (she was born 1928) his uncle went to RJJ on LES and they moved to union and albany and kingston
Saloon was on the first floor– -confirm
His father came from Russia and went to New Orleans , with a Hebrew poet, he was the first Public school in that area.
He is friends with Rabbi Metzker.
His father as a n educator and a principled at BJC academy and a hebrew teacher tough bar and at mitzvah lesons. Mark Roskowitz was a teacher – Mark Rosko- he was art teacher at BJC. Sholom Secunda. Most prestigious shul. Friday night forums at 8:30. Famous scopes trial Williams Jenning brian. Prosecuting attorney. Clarence Darrow. Franklin DR spoke at BJC when he was governer of New York.
His father had access to the library for research. Rashag gave him access. Told the rebbe he was there. The Rebbe spent 3 hours with him. They spoke in Yiddish. He also wrote for Doar.
His father brought Yoseph Avidor to see the Rebbe.
JFK came to 770 in 1960
RFK made to 770
Rabbi Levinson. Couldn’t go to BJC for minch so he went to Choivie torah. 1948 and his father davend for amud. He was a great Rabbi. From Buffalo avenue till the museum was all occupied on Shabbos. There was Italians and Jews.
He would argue with Lubaitchers when he was 18 years old. He had fun doing so.
On Simchas Torah he went to 770 for farbrgens. Shlomo Carlbach was there too.
CT was a vibrate happening situation.
Reform was Rabbi Shank-
Rabbi Schraga: he would go with a car an escort women home.
His first wife father was the treasurer of the shul opposite the police station- Rabbi Chait was the rabbi. Elen Goldberg was chazzan. Dave Sharky was the treasurer (he passed away in 1978). Was something Talmud Torah.
Accisiate: Mendy Shaiavitch district leader in BP. EExecutive VP of Agudah.
He lived on Lincoln place from LES to Union bet Kigston and Albany. He Davened 1928-1945 at Chovivie. So his father would daven with his future FIL and
Jake Silverstien
Harken
Murphys on Albany Avenue
1960s: (Rebbe gave?) policeman Chassidic garb to catch criminals.
Someone with atomic bomb Oppenheimer 1953 knew and visited his father.
Rabinowitz Bookstore transferred funds for arms for Israel. Ben Gurion came.
Rathemans inn kingston between ep and lincoln.
Every block had it’s own sphere.
1800 teens on a Saturday night. A lot of clubs and groups.
Henry Arkin. His friend.
Arther Sedursky.
Minsky interview:
Bogomilsky
Nusach ashkenaz
Friekeer Rebbe – what year 1929
Kousisbeks was chazzan there. When
I sure with breach transfer
Nusach ashkenaz. Pays Rov salary he was from Queens.
Millions in renovation. Building was raised.
1992 renovations for Zal Brian madras
1996- classrooms.
2001 bigger renovation.
Rabbi Minsky
Becomes landmarked after 100 years and they needed to compete renovation prior.
Cost of millions. Nene exotic new water new server line.
20 years ago
Floor needed to be leveled.
He got involved in 1994
After 26 Adar 92 kvutzeh left so they had an available building.
2nd floor fell into disrepair.
92 Yeshiva went to fix it.
1995 mesivayb ceiwnnstreeet then in 97 Chovive.
Needed a kitchen and a lunchroom. The ford floor is longer and wider.
Only option was under.
Now the building is on pillars. The whole stricter was changed. Colored glass had be taken down.
Front steps are new
Opposition in Halach from old residence. Extended the first and 2nd floor – aaron Koidesh needd to be rpeleced. Halach shaileh about detring aron Kodesh. Rabbi Kukeit said bury under the building. Others opposed. Rabbi Marlow said it’s ok. But ppl still complained.
Menashe klein from BP said :make a mechirah the Yehivah should sell the building so you can do anything. (why?) The guy bought it was afraid. Out of Reshus
History of Crown Heights 
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