Descendants of RABBI YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG

Descendants of RABBI YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG

Generation No. 1
Parents of Yitzchak Meir

1. RABBI YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG (MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹) was born 1765, and died 1827 in Goria Kalwaria "Gur" Poland. He married CHAYA SARA HALEVI¹, daughter of YA'ACOV HALEVI and DAUGHTER HIRZ. She was born 1770, and died 8 February 1852.

Notes for RABBI YISRAEL ROTTENBERG:

Tracing his ancestry to the great scholar, Rabbi Meir of Rothenburg (the Mahara"m" m) of the thirteenth century

Rabbi Meir ben Baruch of Rothenburg was a Tosaphist (codifier and commentator on the Talmud), as well as a liturgical poet. He is more popularly called the Mahara"m, a title of honor derived from the lead letters MHRM of the Hebrew, Morenu Harav Rabi Meir (Our teacher, the rabbi, Rabbi Meir). He has also been bestowed the title of Me'or haGolah (Light of the Exile), along with Rash"i and Rabbenu Gershom. R. Meir was born in Worms around 1215, ultimately ending his life in prison at Ensisheim, Alsace beginning in 1286, remaining there until his death in 1293. Fourteen years later his body was ransomed and reburied in Worms

Alexander Susskind, gave his whole fortune as ransom for the body of Rabbi Meir of Rottenberg, died, 1307.

Meir ben Baruch Rothenburg

Notes for CHAYA SARA HALEVI:

An orphan who was raised by the Koznitzer Maggid

Children of YISRAEL ROTTENBERG and CHAYA HALEVI are:

2. i. RABBI YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³ ALTER, b. 1799, MOGNUSZEW Poland; d. 10 March 1866, Goria Kalwaria "Gur" Poland.

3. ii. MOSHE CHAYIM ROTENBERG, b. 1785; d. Chencin Poland.

iii. YA'ACOV YOSEF ROTTENBERG.

More About YA'ACOV YOSEF ROTTENBERG:

Residence 1: of Apt (Opatow) Poland

iv. AAHARON ELIYOHU ROTTENBERG.

v. YOCHEVED ROTTENBERG, m. CHANOCH STERLING.

vi. RUCHL ROTTENBERG, m. YECHIEL MOSHE.

vii. LEYA ROTTENBERG, m. YA'ACOV AYZENBERG.

More About YA'ACOV AYZENBERG:

Residence: of Chentshin Poland

viii. MOSHE YERUCHAM ROTENBERG².

Generation No. 2

2. RABBI YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³ ALTER (YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹) was born 1799 in MOGNUSZEW Poland, and died 10 March 1866 in Goria Kalwaria "Gur" Poland. He married FEIGELE LIPSCHITZ 19 October 1811 in WARSAW, daughter of MOSHE LIPSCHITZ and SARA TZINA. She was born 1799.

Notes for RABBI YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG ALTER:

Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Rothenberg ( changed name to Alter)

Known as the Chiddushei HaRim

the first Gerer Rebbe

(1799-1866)

Traced his lineage back to Rabbi Mier Ben Baruch of Rothenberg (1215 - 93)

Rabbi Itshe Meyer (Yitzchak Meir) of Warsaw was Born MOGNUSZEW 85 km from Warsaw and 30 km from Garwolin

Had 14 Children & outlived them all , a tremendous personal tragedy. His daughter Ester died just days after the birth of her ninth child. On hearing of her death, the rabbi said, "Only the Master of mercy can cause such pain." Master of mercy. This is the essence of the Jewish approach to suffering.

He published a tractate on Chullin and Tushuvas Ha-Rim (responsa on Shulchan Aruch)

He Forbade the baking of Mattos with Machines

He was also Strongly of the view that Jews should be distinguished in what they wear from the non-Jewish Population, a tradition which is carried on by Gerer Hassidim today.

He had a similar view on secular education vs. Torah True learning, that secular learning was a waste of time, which is another tradition carried on today in Gerer today in Israel.

The Chiddushei HaRim, (Rebbi Yitzchok Meir), was one of the most important disciples of Rebbi Simcha Bunem of Pryschicha and then the fiery R' Menachem Mendel of Kotzk. At the insistence of the Chassidim, the RIM became leader after the death of the Kotzker. At the first Chassi dic gathering over which he presided he declared, "Reb Simchah Bunem led with love, and R' Me nachem Mendel with fear. I will lead with Torah!"

He succeeded in establishing a precedent of excellence in Torah study which is still a hallmark of the Gerrer Chassidim today.

His grandson, R' Yehuda Leib, known as the Sfas Emes, became Gerrer Rebbe after his grandfather.

RABBI MEIR BEN BARUCH of ROTTENBURG (ROTHENBURG)

Tracing his ancestry to the great scholar, Rabbi Meir of Rothenburg (the Mahara"m" m) of the thirteenth century

Great Leaders of our People

Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Rothenberg Alter (The Chiddushei HaRim) (1799-1866)

Rabbi Yitzchak Meir was the founder and first rebbe of the Ger dynasty, which at one time counted over 100,000 Chasidim, and to this day remains one of the largest Chasidic groups. He was a child prodigy who was sought after by all the great Polish Chasidic leaders. The Rim’s mother Chaya Sara, was an orphan who was raised by the Koznitzer Maggid, and the Maggid played a great role in Yitzchak Meir’s early development. The Rim became a disciple of Rabbi Simcha Bunem of Pshischa and Rabbi Mendel of Kotzk. He once said that “according to Pshischa Chasidus a person does nothing with his external limbs, the main thing is the inner self, from which one is inspired to act”.

Ger emphasized the centrality of Torah and self-development, the externals of Chasidus were minimized or disdained. Though Pshischa and Kotzk were elitist, Rabbi Yitzchak Meir showed how their principles could be embraced by all Jews. From Pshischa and Kotzk Ger absorbed a healthy skepticism of human motivation and the demands of the ego.

The Koznitzer admonished Rabbi Yitzchak Meir to propound chiddushim (new thoughts) every day and one notes a freshness and dynamism in the Rim as well as in other Polish rebbes. In his approbation to Rabbi Bunem’s Kol Simcha printed just 33 years after the latter’s death, Rabbi Yitzchak Meir expresses the hope that “probably even today his words will inspire the hearts”. Presumably he could only say “probably” because the new generation needed fresh inspiration. He interpreted Hillel’s “if not now when” to mean that each moment has its own fresh demands.

Rabbi Yitzchak Meir was a true leader and was deeply involved in all political events affecting his flock. His halachic writings are characterized by scintillating brilliance and his non-halachic thought by great depth and warmth. The custom to make siyyumim during the nine days was seen by Rabbi Yitzchak Meir as motivated by a desire to bring Jews together in a harmonious spirit and thus rectify the sin of sinas chinam which had caused the destruction of the Temple.

Rabbi Yitzchak Meir’s personal life was filled with tragedy. All his thirteen children died in his lifetime. His daughter Ester died just days after the birth of her ninth child. When he finally consented to assume leadership after the death of the Kotzker he remarked: “I am not a rebbe. I do not want money. I do not care for honor. All I want is to spend my years bringing the children of Israel nearer to their Father in Heaven”.

Death confirmed Polish State Archive (PSA), Akt 6 of 1866

More About RABBI YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG ALTER:

Bar Mitzvah: 23rd Adar Rishon 5639

Hebrew Name: Reb YITZCHAK MEIR ben Reb YISROEL

Occupation: Gerrer Rebbe 1859 - 1866

Yahrzeit: 23rd Adar Rishon 5626

Children of YITZCHAK ALTER and FEIGELE LIPSCHITZ are:

i. CHAYYM¹⁴ ALTER.

4. ii. LEAH HADDASA ALTER, b. Warszawa Poland.

iii. RIVKA ALTER.

5. iv. TZINA PESSEL ALTER, b. Warszawa Poland.

6. v. ABRAHAM MORDKA ALTER, b. 19 February 1815, Goria Kalwaria "Gur" Poland; d. 11 August 1865, Warszawa Poland.

vi. NECHEMYA ALTER, b. 2 December 1820.

7. vii. ESTER ALTER, b. 23 February 1832.

8. viii. MENACHIM MENDEL ALTER.

ix. NACHMI ALTER, b. 1821.

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3. MOSHE CHAYIM¹³ ROTENBERG (YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹) was born 1785, and died in Chencin Poland. He married DVORA MATIL ZAYONC 1798 in Hencin Poland. She was born 1782 in Poland, and died in Henchin Poland.

More About MOSHE CHAYIM ROTENBERG:

Individual Note: of Chentshin (Checiny)

Children of MOSHE ROTENBERG and DVORA ZAYONC are:

9. i. HADASSA¹⁴ ROTTENBERG, b. 1812, Henchin Poland; d. April 1898, Warsaw Poland.

10. ii. DAUGHTER OF MOSHE CHAYYN ROTTENBERG.

11. iii. ? ROTTENBERG.

Generation No. 3

4. LEAH HADDASA¹⁴ ALTER (YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹) was born in Warszawa Poland. She married SHMUEL ZINVIL BRODER.

Children of LEAH ALTER and SHMUEL BRODER are:

12. i. SIMCHA BUNIM¹⁵ BRODER, d. Y.

13. ii. FEIGEL BRODER.

iii. ESTER TSINA BRODER², b. 1845²; d. Y².

iv. ISRAEL YOSSEF BRODER², b. 1846²; d. Y².

v. CHANA BRODER², b. 1847²; d. Y².

vi. DAVID BRODER², b. 1865²; d. Y².

5. TZINA PESSEL¹⁴ ALTER (YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹) was born in Warszawa Poland. She married BENJAMIN ELIEZER YOSTMAN². died ².

Notes for TZINA PESSEL ALTER:

YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG ALTER the Chiddushei HaRim on hearing of the death of his daughter Ester just days after the birth of her ninth child. said, "Only the Master of mercy can cause such pain." Master of mercy. This is the essence of the Jewish approach to suffering.

Notes for BENJAMIN ELIEZER YOSTMAN:

Family name Justman or Yostman

Children of TZINA ALTER and BENJAMIN YOSTMAN are:

i. PINCHAS MENACHEM¹⁵ YOSTMAN², d. Y²; m. HINDEL LEAH ALTER².

Notes for PINCHAS MENACHEM YOSTMAN:

[Broder Family Tree.FTW]

Admor of Filtz

ii. ISRAEL MESHULAM YOSTMAN², b. 1845²; d. Y².

iii. SIMCHA BUNIM YOSTMAN², b. 1846²; d. Y².

6. ABRAHAM MORDKA¹⁴ ALTER (YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹) was born 19 February 1815 in Goria Kalwaria "Gur" Poland, and died 11 August 1865 in Warszawa Poland. He married (1) ??? WARKA 1829. He married (2) ESTER LANDSTEIN 1830 in Goria Kalwaria "Gur" Poland. She died 17 December 1849. He married (3) CHAVA 1849.

More About ABRAHAM MORDKA ALTER:

Hebrew Name: ABRAHAM MORDECHAI ben YITZCHAK MEIR

Religion: Jewish - Gerrer Chosid

Yahrzeit: 27 Av 5615

More About ESTER LANDSTEIN:

Religion: Jewish

Child of ABRAHAM ALTER and ??? WARKA is:

i. RAYTCHE¹⁵ ALTER, d. 12 May 1879; m. AHARON PINCHOS TEOMIM.

Children of ABRAHAM ALTER and ESTER LANDSTEIN are:

14. ii. ELIYAHU¹⁵ ALTER.

15. iii. HENDEL LEAH ALTER, d. 1920.

16. iv. SHLOMO ALTER.

17. v. DWORA LIBA ALTER, b. 4 February 1839, Gur Warsaw Poland; d. Abt. 1905.

vi. FRYMET ALTER, b. 20 November 1840, WARSAW; d. 5 May 1902, Warsaw.

vii. HADASSA ALTER, b. 16 February 1845, Warsaw.

18. viii. RABBI YEHUDA (ARYEH) LEIB ALTER, b. 15 April 1847, 28 Nissan 5607 Warszawa Poland; d. 11 January 1905, Gur Warsaw Poland.

ix. YAACOV ALTER, b. 20 July 1848, WARSAW.

19. x. ? ALTER.

20. xi. REITZE ALTER.

xii. PRIMTASHA ALTER, d. 1866; m. BENJAMIN.

Notes for PRIMTASHA ALTER:

Source unreliable ?

Needs Checking

Children of ABRAHAM ALTER and CHAVA are:

xiii. ELIYAHU YOSEF¹⁵ ALTER.

xiv. SHLOMO ALTER, d. 22 October 1934.

21. xv. SHIMON CHAIM ALTER.

7. ESTER¹⁴ ALTER (YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹) was born 23 February 1832. She married ISRAEL COHEN.

Notes for ESTER ALTER:

All his thirteen children died in his lifetime. His daughter Ester died just days after the birth of her ninth child.

Child of ESTER ALTER and ISRAEL COHEN is:

i. MOSHE MOTIL¹⁵ COHEN.

8. MENACHIM MENDEL¹⁴ ALTER (YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹)

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Child of MENACHIM MENDEL ALTER is:

i. AVRAM ISCHAR BENJAMIN ELI¹⁵ ALTER.

Notes for AVRAM ISCHAR BENJAMIN ELI ALTER:

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9. HADASSA¹⁴ ROTTENBERG (MOSHE CHAYIM¹³ ROTENBERG, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹) was born 1812 in Henchin Poland, and died April 1898 in Warsaw Poland. She married REB YEHUDA ARYE HALEVI KAMINER 1830 in Henchin Poland, son of MEIR KAMINER and YOHEVED TEOMIM-FRENKEL. He was born 1810 in Henchin Poland, and died 24 October 1894 in Henchin Poland.

Notes for REB YEHUDA ARYE HALEVI KAMINER:

Yudel was the Nephew of the Chiddushei HaRim and the Son in-Law of his Brother

More About REB YEHUDA ARYE HALEVI KAMINER:

Burial: Henchin Poland

Yahrzeit: 24 Tishre 5655

Children of HADASSA ROTTENBERG and YEHUDA KAMINER are:

i. ESTER BEILE¹⁵ KAMINER, m. MR ROTHENBERG.

22. ii. BARUCH HALEVI KAMINER, b. 1828, Henchin Poland; d. August 1936, Tel Aviv Israel.

iii. MENACHIM MENDEL HALEVI KAMINER, b. 1830.

23. iv. HANOCH SHIMSHON HALEVI KAMINER, b. 1831, Henchin Poland.

24. v. ISRAEL ELAZAR HALEVI KAMINER, b. 1831, Henchin Poland.

25. vi. YOCHEVED RIVKAH KAMINER, b. 1832, Henchin Poland; d. 18 December 1901, Gur Warsaw Poland.

26. vii. YOM-TOV LIPPA KAMINER, b. 1832, Henchin Poland.

viii. YITZCHAK HALEVI KAMINER, b. 1834; m. HINDA HURWITZ; b. 1838.

ix. GITL KAMINER, b. 1835; m. MR BLASS.

x. LEAH KAMINER, b. 1836; m. MR WEINBERGER.

27. xi. MOISHE HAIM HALEVI KAMINER, b. 1840.

xii. MORDECHAI FISHEL HALEVI KAMINER, b. 1853.

10. DAUGHTER OF MOSHE CHAYYN¹⁴ ROTTENBERG (MOSHE CHAYIM¹³ ROTENBERG, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹) She married HARAV MESHULAN HURWITZ.

Child of DAUGHTER ROTTENBERG and MESHULAN HURWITZ is:

i. HINDA¹⁵ HURWITZ, b. 1838; m. YITZCHAK HALEVI KAMINER; b. 1834.

11. Unknown Name ? ¹⁴ ROTTENBERG (MOSHE CHAYIM¹³ ROTENBERG, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹)².

Child of ? ROTTENBERG is:

i. MENDEL¹⁵ ROTTENBERG², d. Y²; m. DINA DVORA KOHN², 1881²; b. 1863²; d. , Y².

Generation No. 4

12. SIMCHA BUNIM¹⁵ BRODER (LEAH HADDASA¹⁴ ALTER, YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹)² died in Y². He married IDES ZYSKIND². She died in Y².

Children of SIMCHA BRODER and IDES ZYSKIND are:

28. i. CHANA¹⁶ BRODER, d. Y.

29. ii. YOSSEF BRODER, d. Y.

iii. CHAYA SARA BRODER², d. Y²; m. YACOV ARIE MORGENSTERN².

30. iv. LEAH BRODER, d. Y.

31. v. HENOCH BRODER, b. 1882; d. 1942.

32. vi. MENACHEM MENDEL BRODER, b. 1888; d. 1942.

13. FEIGEL¹⁵ BRODER (LEAH HADDASA¹⁴ ALTER, YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹)² died ². She married ITZCHAK MEYER ERLICH². died ².

Children of FEIGEL BRODER and ITZCHAK ERLICH are:

33. i. CHANA¹⁶ ERLICH.

ii. YOCHEVET ERLICH², d. Y²; m. MOSHE CARMEL²; d. , Y².

34. iii. YONA ERLICH.

35. iv. SARA ERLICH, d. Y.

14. ELIYAHU¹⁵ ALTER (ABRAHAM MORDKA¹⁴, YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹)

Child of ELIYAHU ALTER is:

i. AYZIK¹⁶ ALTER.

15. HENDEL LEAH¹⁵ ALTER (ABRAHAM MORDKA¹⁴, YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹) died 1920. She married PINCHAS MENACHEM YOSTMAN, son of <UNNAMED>.

Child of HENDEL ALTER and PINCHAS YOSTMAN is:

36. i. HENOCH GAD¹⁶ YOSTMAN.

16. SHLOMO¹⁵ ALTER (ABRAHAM MORDKA¹⁴, YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹)

Children of SHLOMO ALTER are:

37. i. DAUGHTER¹⁶ ALTER.

ii. ABRAHAM MORDECHAI ALTER, b. 1872.

iii. ICYK MAJER ALTER, b. 1873.

iv. MENDLE ALTER, b. 1876.

17. DWORA LIBA¹⁵ ALTER (ABRAHAM MORDKA¹⁴, YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹) was born 4 February 1839 in Gur Warsaw Poland, and died Abt. 1905. She married YITZCHAK BAUMGOLD, son of GAVRIEL BAUMGOLD and YUTA.

Notes for DWORA LIBA ALTER:

Translation of Records also show Dvora Malcah Alter - I believe that this was a misreading of the script and her name should be Dvora Liba Alter

Notes for YITZCHAK BAUMGOLD:

also recorded as Itchke Ben-Yota

More About YITZCHAK BAUMGOLD:

Hebrew Name: Itchke Ben Yota

Children of DWORA ALTER and YITZCHAK BAUMGOLD are:

i. CHANOCH HENICH¹⁶ BAUMGOLD.

ii. NOACH BAUMGOLD.

iii. VITL BAUMGOLD, m. CHANOKH VIDISLAVSKI.

18. RABBI YEHUDA (ARYEH) LEIB¹⁵ ALTER (ABRAHAM MORDKA¹⁴, YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹) was born 15 April 1847 in 28 Nissan 5607 Warszawa Poland, and died 11 January 1905 in Gur Warsaw Poland. He married YOCHEVED RIVKAH KAMINER 5 March 1862 in GUR WARSAW POLAND, daughter of YEHUDA KAMINER and HADASSA ROTTENBERG. She was born 1832 in Henchin Poland, and died 18 December 1901 in Gur Warsaw Poland.

Notes for RABBI YEHUDA (ARYEH) LEIB ALTER:

Rebbe Yehudah Leib Alter, (1847-1905),

grandson of the Chiddushei HaRim

2nd Gerrer Rebbe 1890 to 1910

Known as Sfas Emes,

The title Sefat Emet , taken from the passage Sefat emet tikon la'ad, "Truthful speech abides forever" (Proverbs 12:19), was chosen by his children, who published his works, because it was the last verse on which he commented before his passing

The Sfas Emes, Rebbe Yehudah Leib Alter, (1847-1905), was the 2nd Gerrer Rebbe and the grandson of the Chiddushei HaRim. (See his biography in Parshas Vayakhel.) He orphaned at the age of one year and therefore raised by his grandfather. He was a prodigy at a very young age and studied without interuption for 18 hours at a time. When he was only nineteen, his grandfather, the Chiddushei HaRim passed away and pressure was put on Reb Yehudah Leib to become the new leader. He felt unworthy however, and instead went to Alexander giving his alliegence to Rebbe Chanoch Henoch. After only four years, Rebbe Chanoch Henoch passed away, and then Reb Yehudah Leib was left with no choice but to comply with the wishes of the Chassidim to beco me the leader of Ger. Until his guidance, Ger became the largest Chassidic group in Poland. T he Sfas Emes, named after his magnum opus, was a supporter of building up the chassidic commu nity in Eretz Yisrael, and greatly supported activities to that end. His son, the Emrei Emes , escaped the Nazis, came to Eretz Yisrael and rebuilt Ger, restoring it to it's former glory .

Famous Works: Sefat Emet al Hatorah: His commentary on the Torah in five volumes. His commentaries are geared towards stressing moral and ethical behavior, producing many kabalistic allusions. He wrote other books and commentaries, including his commentary on Tractate Kodashim studied by the entire spectrum of Torah scholars that show his vast knowledge of Torah and his devout dedication to Hashem and Judaism

THE SEFAS EMES

In honor of his yahrtzeit -- 5th Shevat

HaRav Hakodosh R' Yehuda Leib Alter was the son of R' Avrohom Mordechai zt"l, the eldest son of the Chidushei Harim of Gur.

He was born on erev rosh chodesh Iyar 5607 (1847) and as a boy of only two, he was orphaned of his mother. When he was about nine years old, his father too was niftar and he was brought up by his holy grandfather who treated him as a son, even rebuking him when necessary.

Once when the young boy came late to shiur, the Chidushei Harim rebuked him publicly which h e accepted in silence. His friends, who knew that he had been up all night learning asked hi m why he did not tell his grandfather so. "It wouldn't have been worth forfeiting my grandfat her's rebuke," replied the boy.

The Sefas Emes slept the bare minimum and ate very little throughout his youth, but when he b ecame weak in his later years he admitted. "I feel that my body is weak probably due to my mi nimal sleep and food when I was young. I don't regret the missing sleep because mi'ut sheino h is one of the ways with which Torah is acquired but I do regret not having eaten properly f or now I am suffering the consequences."

After his bar mitzva he married the granddaughter of R' Boruch Taam, and continued living i n Gur with the Chidushei Harim.

The latter was niftar on 23rd Adar 5626 (1866) and the young Yehuda Leib was appointed av bei s din. He refused to act as rebbe and travelled together with the chassidim to R' Chanoch Hen och of Alexander zy"o until the latter's passing in 5630. He turned to the Admor of Kotsk i n keeping with the advice of the Chidushei Harim who had told him before his death: "Buy trut h and do not sell -- as long as you can acquire truth do not sell."

On Shavuos, when he saw the massive crowd which had gathered around him, he agreed to join th e chassidim in "giving ourselves chizuk" but still did not say divrei Torah in public until S uccos the following year. Finally, when he started giving forth his pearls of Torah wisdom, t he world was astounded. These divrei Torah were printed in his famous sefer Sefas Emes al Hat orah. His seforim on Shas were also printed many times.

On Sunday 24th Teves 5665 (1905) a rare illness poisoned his body and at dawn of the 5th of S hevat he returned his pure soul to its Maker.

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Throughout our long and bitter exile, the times when young Jewish men and boys were conscript ed into the army of their host country was always an eis tzoro. It denoted fear of the unknow n, dread of what the future would bring and desperate efforts to bribe anyone who had a say i n the government.

The days of the Sefas Emes zt"l were no different. As soon as the conscription time began , a long queue would form outside his home in Gur and, like a caring shepherd, he would giv e each person in turn a brocho, comfort and chizuk. To the bnei Torah he would cite the mishn a in Pirkei Ovos: He who takes upon himself the yoke of Torah will be freed from the yoke o f the government!

The chassidim used to say that one could tell from the Rebbi's advice and blessing whether th e person standing before him would be sent to the army or not.

Once, two young men, one who barely made a living and the other a man of considerable means , came to ask the Sefas Emes if and how much they should bribe the officials in order to avoi d conscription. The rich man he advised, "It's a shame to waste your money on bribes as eve n a hundred rubles will be of no avail. Rather invest it so that your wife will have a good b usiness to live on (indicating that she would have to manage on her own, as indeed it turne d out)." Whereas the poor man he advised to scrape together twenty-five rubles and that wil l suffice to save him (as it did).

At one point the Russian government began to suspect that the Sefas Emes was preventing peopl e from joining the army, and sent a spy to confirm their suspicions. A Jewish meshumad of dra ftable age was chosen for the job. He entered the room of the holy Sefas Emes disguised a s a chassid, to request a brocho from the Rebbi and guidance in his inevitable enlistment. T o the wonder of all those present, the Rebbi shrugged, "Nu, the Russian army needs soldiers ; without fighters we cannot win wars."

The reply that evoked such astonishment among the chassidim was only later understood, when t hey heard that this "chassid" was just a spy planted by the Russian authorities.

In his later years war, broke out between Russia and Japan and this time all bribery and rans om was to no avail. Whoever was of age received a draft order to appear in the town square o n a certain date and from there they were despatched directly to the battlefront. Thousands o f young men and boys were torn away from the beis medrash and uprooted from their homes, leav ing behind terror-stricken parents, wives and children.

All through the war the Sefas Emes zt"l never slept on his bed at all. Instead when the hou r turned late he lay on the floor with only a thin garment spread underneath him. After he go t up in the morning, his assistants would find the garment soaked with the tears that he ha d cried all night for the young Jewish soldiers on the front lines.

In addition to the pain of being far from home, the chassidim were broken at being cut off fr om their spiritual world, the hallowed walls of the beis midrash and the court of their hol y Rebbe. Letters full of longing arrived to him, from one chassid describing how, having no s hofar on Rosh Hashonoh they just sat together discussing the shofar and its awakening power!

Another chassid wrote that during Succos while digging trenches, they somehow found the stren gth and will to set up three boards within the trench, forming a succah so that they could ea ch eat a kezayis inside! One talmid who excelled in Torah learning sent a lengthy explanatio n with his own chiddushim on the Rabbenu Yonah!

The Rebbe was so moved that he sent a letter back which later became world-famous. Quoting th e posuk from Ha'azinu: Ha'idosi bochem eis hashomayim ve'eis ho'oretz -- using ha'idosi to me an decorate as in "adi adoyim" --- the Rebbe wrote: "With heroic people like you my dear chas sidim, Hashem adorns the heaven and earth."

When the war intensified, a general order was given again for those who had remained behind , to fight for the mother country. Men and their wives, mothers and their sons gathered at th e entrance to the Rebbe's house, pleading with him to save them. Immediately, he instructed t hem to go to shul, light candles and start saying Tehillim. The Rebbe himself joined them an d their tearful prayers rising in loud cries that must surely have pierced the heavens.

Following this, the Rebbe turned to all those assembled and in a now calm tone assured them t hat be'ezras Hashem all would be well. A short while later news that the war had ended sprea d through the country, bringing home the soldiers and saving the rest from having to leave.

However the returning hordes of barbaric Russian soldiers from the front plundered and robbe d their way back home leaving a trail of havoc and sorrow in their wake. The sight of the ret urning Jewish soldiers, crushed in body and spirit, many of them wounded or with missing limb s, and the troubles that had been Klal Yisroel's lot in his times, broke the Sefas Emes. Hi s pure body, unable to bear the heavy burden it was carrying fell ill with a strange malady t hat no one could cure, slowly paralyzing his vital organs.

In a desperate attempt to heal him, Polish Jewry stormed the heavens, gathering all over to s ay Tehillim and fast. In Gur itself, prayers were said on his behalf around the clock withou t a break. But as dawn broke on the 5th of Shevat the angels won the battle over this pure so ldier, taking the aron hakodesh to the heavenly spheres.

The Avnei Nezer, who arrived the day before in Gur to visit the Rebbe, did not sleep all nigh t, keeping a constant vigil and tefillos at his bedside. At the levaya he revealed why the Se fas Emes zt"l had to be stricken with such a rare illness. "Chazal tell us one who prays fo r his friend while he himself is in need of that yeshuo is answered first. All his life our R ebbe the Sefas Emes bore the burden of all our illnesses, our pains and sorrows, pouring ou t his heart in prayer for Klal Yisroel-- that sick people be healed and the healthy not fal l ill. Had he become ill with a common illness, he would immediately have been answered. So , when the Creator wanted to take him away from this world, He struck him with an unknown ill ness for which the Rebbe had never davened for a fellow Jew and thus took him to Gan Eden.

More About RABBI YEHUDA (ARYEH) LEIB ALTER:

Hebrew Name: ARYEH LEIB ben ABRAHAM MORDKA

Occupation: Gerrer Rebbe 1890 to 1910

Yahrzeit: 5 Shevat 5665

Notes for YOCHEVED RIVKAH KAMINER:
Descended from Rashi & King David of Biblical Israel (Dovid HaMelech)

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ALTER Lejbus 1874 M KAMINER Jochwet Ryfka

Children of YEHUDA ALTER and YOCHEVED KAMINER are:

i. CHANOCH¹⁶ ALTER.

38. ii. ESTER ALTER, d. 1 October 1943.

iii. NOACH ALTER.

iv. YISRAEL ALTER.

v. YITZCHAK MEIR ALTER, b. 1867.

Notes for YITZCHAK MEIR ALTER:

YITZCHAK MEIR ALTER or ITZCHAK MEIR ALTER

39. vi. RABBI AVROHOM MORDECHAI ALTER, b. 25 December 1866, Gora Kalwaria "Gur" Poland; d. 3 June 1948, Jerusalem Israel.

40. vii. FEIGELE ALTER, b. 1869, GUR WARSAW POLAND; d. 9 July 1938.

41. viii. MOSHE BETZALEL ALTER, b. 3 October 1869, Goria Kalwaria "Gur" Poland; d. 1943, Treblinka Poland.

ix. NECHEMIA ALTER, b. August 1873, Gora Kalwaria / Gur Poland; d. 17 August 1941, Warsaw Poland; m. ESTER GLIKE MORGENSTERN.

Notes for NECHEMIA ALTER:

Born in 1873 in Gur, Nechemia Alter was the son of Yehuda Aryeh Leib, author of the religous work, Sfas Emes. At the age of fifteen, he married the daughter of the Rebbe (Hassidic leader) of Lomaz and lived for a period of time in her grandfather's "court, " until his father brought him back to Gur.

Career

Throughout his life, Alter rigidly adhered to the daily schedule established for him by his father. He rose at 3:00 AM, inaugerated the day with Torah study and continued studying, without appreciable interruption, the entire day. He lived first in Gur, then in Warsaw and later in Jerusalem, where he became Rosh Ha Yeshiva of Yeshiva Sfas Emes, which had been founded by his brother. Alter's daily lectures revealed his great scholarly ability.

Alter remained in Eretz Yisroel (then Palestine) only a few years, due to his children's desire to rejoin their extensive family in Poland. Returning to Lodz, he joined the Vaad Harabonim, (rabbinic council) and immersed himself in Torah-study. Refraining from involvement in communal affairs, Alter nonethless found time to offer counsel to those who came to him for help.

World War II Period

When the Germans invaded Poland, Alter was at a summer resort near Lodz and was unable to return to his home. Joining thousands of Jewish refugees enroute to Warsaw, Alter managed to reach Lodz, where he stayed for one and one-half years. Through the efforts of his Hassidim, he finally moved to Warsaw, where he became sick and died. Despite wartime difficulties, his Hassidm succeeded in burying Alter in the Jewish cemetery.

Background

Career

Throughout his life, Alter rigidly adhered to the daily schedule established for him by his father. He rose at 3:00 AM, inaugerated the day with Torah study and continued studying, without appreciable interruption, the entire day. He lived first in Gur, then in Warsaw and later in Jerusalem, where he became Rosh Hayeshiva of Yeshiva Sfas Emes, which had been founded by his brother. Alter's daily lectures revealed his great scholarly ability.

World War II Period

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More About NECHEMIA ALTER:

Burial: 17 August 1941

Occupation: Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Sfas Emes in Jerusalem until 1929

42. x. MENACHEM MENDEL ALTER, b. 2 October 1877, Goria Kalwaria / Gur Poland; d. 7 August 1942, Holocaust Treblinka Poland.

19. ?¹⁵ ALTER (ABRAHAM MORDKA¹⁴, YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹)

Child of ? ALTER is:

43. i. DVORA¹⁶ ALTER, b. Warsaw, Poland; d. Abt. 7 May 1939, Warsaw Poland.

20. REITZE¹⁵ ALTER (ABRAHAM MORDKA¹⁴, YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹) She married AHARON PINCHAS ?.

Child of REITZE ALTER and AHARON ? is:

i. RACHEL¹⁶ ALTER, b. 1848.

21. SHIMON CHAIM¹⁵ ALTER (ABRAHAM MORDKA¹⁴, YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹) He married DEVORAH UNGER.

Children of SHIMON ALTER and DEVORAH UNGER are:

44. i. MOSHE¹⁶ ALTER.

ii. AVRAHAM MORDECHAI ALTER.

iii. DAUGHTER ALTER.

45. iv. CHAYA SARAH ALTER, b. 1869; d. Holocaust - Treblinka Concentration Camp Poland.

22. BARUCH HALEVI¹⁵ KAMINER (HADASSA¹⁴ ROTTENBERG, MOSHE CHAYIM¹³ ROTENBERG, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹) was born 1828 in Henchin Poland, and died August 1936 in Tel Aviv Israel. He married BLUMA ROTENBERG in Skritchin Poland, daughter of MORDEHAI ROTENBERG and ITTA RAPOPORT. She was born 1830.

Children of BARUCH KAMINER and BLUMA ROTENBERG are:

i. FEYGE¹⁶ KAMINER, d. 1943, SHOAH; m. YITZCHAK ALTER; b. 1888, Gora Kalwaria "Gur" Poland; d. 25 October 1934.

46. ii. HAYA SARA KAMINER.

iii. LEAH KAMINER.

47. iv. HENIA RAEL KAMINER, b. 1852.

48. v. MORDECHAI KALMAN HALEVI KAMINER, b. 1880.

49. vi. YOM-TOV HALEVI KAMINER, d. SHOAH.

vii. ADELA KAMINER.

viii. YEHUDA HALEVI KAMINER.

23. HANOCH SHIMSHON HALEVI¹⁵ KAMINER (HADASSA¹⁴ ROTTENBERG, MOSHE CHAYIM¹³ ROTENBERG, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹) was born 1831 in Henchin Poland. He married MALKA EIBESHITZ.

Child of HANOCH KAMINER and MALKA EIBESHITZ is:

i. YOHEVED RIVKA¹⁶ KAMINER, b. 1943, TASKENT USSR.

24. ISRAEL ELAZAR HALEVI¹⁵ KAMINER (HADASSA¹⁴ ROTTENBERG, MOSHE CHAYIM¹³ ROTENBERG, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹) was born 1831 in Henchin Poland. He married MINDEL NATANSON in Brod Poland. She was born in Brod Poland.

Children of ISRAEL KAMINER and MINDEL NATANSON are:

i. RIKEL¹⁶ KAMINER, b. 1849, Brod Poland; m. MR GOLDRING.

ii. DVORA MATIL KAMINER, b. 1851, Brod Poland; m. MR EIBESHITZ.

iii. SARA KAMINER, b. 1854, Brod Poland; m. MR POPER.

25. YOCHEVED RIVKAH¹⁵ KAMINER (HADASSA¹⁴ ROTTENBERG, MOSHE CHAYIM¹³ ROTENBERG, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹) was born 1832 in Henchin Poland, and died 18 December 1901 in Gur Warsaw Poland. She married RABBI YEHUDA (ARYEH) LEIB ALTER 5 March 1862 in GUR WARSAW POLAND, son of ABRAHAM ALTER and ESTER LANDSTEIN. He was born 15 April 1847 in 28 Nissan 5607 Warszawa Poland, and died 11 January 1905 in Gur Warsaw Poland.

Notes for YOCHEVED RIVKAH KAMINER:

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ALTER Lejbus 1874 M KAMINER Jochwet Ryfka

Notes for RABBI YEHUDA (ARYEH) LEIB ALTER:

Rebbe Yehudah Leib Alter, (1847-1905),

grandson of the Chiddushei HaRim

2nd Gerrer Rebbe 1890 to 1910

Known as Sfas Emes,

THE SEFAS EMES

In honor of his yahrtzeit -- 5th Shevat

HaRav Hakodosh R' Yehuda Leib Alter was the son of R' Avrohom Mordechai zt"l, the eldest son of the Chidushei Harim of Gur.

After his bar mitzva he married the granddaughter of R' Boruch Taam, and continued living i n Gur with the Chidushei Harim.

On Sunday 24th Teves 5665 (1905) a rare illness poisoned his body and at dawn of the 5th of S hevat he returned his pure soul to its Maker.

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The chassidim used to say that one could tell from the Rebbi's advice and blessing whether th e person standing before him would be sent to the army or not.

The reply that evoked such astonishment among the chassidim was only later understood, when t hey heard that this "chassid" was just a spy planted by the Russian authorities.

More About RABBI YEHUDA (ARYEH) LEIB ALTER:

Hebrew Name: ARYEH LEIB ben ABRAHAM MORDKA

Occupation: Gerrer Rebbe 1890 to 1910

Yahrzeit: 5 Shevat 5665

Children are listed above under (18) YEHUDA (ARYEH) LEIB ALTER.

26. YOM-TOV LIPPA¹⁵ KAMINER (HADASSA¹⁴ ROTTENBERG, MOSHE CHAYIM¹³ ROTENBERG, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹) was born 1832 in Henchin Poland. He married HAYA SARA KAMINER, daughter of BARUCH KAMINER and BLUMA ROTENBERG.

Children of YOM-TOV KAMINER and HAYA KAMINER are:

i. YEHUDA¹⁶ KAMINER.

ii. YITZHAK MEIR KAMINER.

iii. PINCHAS ELIAHU KAMINER.

iv. MENACHIM ZION KAMINER.

v. YAACOV YOSEPH KAMINER.

vi. HADDASSA KAMINER.

vii. BLUMA SILMA KAMINER.

27. MOISHE HAIM HALEVI¹⁵ KAMINER (HADASSA¹⁴ ROTTENBERG, MOSHE CHAYIM¹³ ROTENBERG, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹) was born 1840. He married (1) SARA GOLDBERG 1858. She was born 1830, and died 1862. He married (2) LEA KLEIN 1865 in Kielce Poland.

Children of MOISHE KAMINER and SARA GOLDBERG are:

i. YITZHAK TZVI¹⁶ KAMINER.

ii. HANOCH KAMINER.

iii. YEHIEL KAMINER.

iv. YOSEPH KAMINER.

50. v. YEHUDA KAMINER, b. 1898, Kielce, Poland; d. 1978, Bnai Brak Israel.

Children of MOISHE KAMINER and LEA KLEIN are:

vi. HANNA RASHA¹⁶ KAMINER, d. SHOAH; m. MR ELBINGER; d. SHOAH.

vii. LIBBA KAMINER, d. SHOAH; m. MR GOLDMAN; d. SHOAH.

viii. YOHEVED RIVKA KAMINER, d. SHOAH; m. MR GEFFEN; d. SHOAH.

ix. DAVID KAMINER.

x. ARI KAMINER.

xi. ESTHER BEILE KAMINER, d. SHOAH; m. MR PIETREKOVSKI; d. SHOAH.

Generation No. 5

28. CHANA¹⁶ BRODER (SIMCHA BUNIM¹⁵, LEAH HADDASA¹⁴ ALTER, YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹)² died in Y². She married YECHIEL KIRSHTEIN².

Children of CHANA BRODER and YECHIEL KIRSHTEIN are:

i. ?¹⁷ KIRSHTEIN², d. Y².

ii. HADASSA KIRSHTEIN², m. ? ?².

29. YOSSEF¹⁶ BRODER (SIMCHA BUNIM¹⁵, LEAH HADDASA¹⁴ ALTER, YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹)² died in Y². He married ? ZECHARIASH². She died in Y².

Children of YOSSEF BRODER and ? ZECHARIASH are:

i. ELI¹⁷ BRODER².

ii. MOSHE BRODER².

iii. MIRIAM BRODER².

iv. FELLA BRODER².

v. ? BRODER².

vi. ? BRODER².

30. LEAH¹⁶ BRODER (SIMCHA BUNIM¹⁵, LEAH HADDASA¹⁴ ALTER, YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹)² died in Y². She married SHMUEL ZELIG KVIATKOVSKI².

Children of LEAH BRODER and SHMUEL KVIATKOVSKI are:

i. MOSHE¹⁷ KVIATKOVSKI².

ii. HANNA KVIATKOVSKI².

iii. ? KVIATKOVSKI², d. Y².

iv. ? KVIATKOVSKI².

v. ? KVIATKOVSKI².

vi. ? KVIATKOVSKI².

31. HENOCH¹⁶ BRODER (SIMCHA BUNIM¹⁵, LEAH HADDASA¹⁴ ALTER, YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹)² was born 1882², and died 1942². He married ITA UNGER². She was born 1885², and died 1942².

Children of HENOCH BRODER and ITA UNGER are:

51. i. MOSHE ELIYAHU¹⁷ BRODER, b. 1902, Poland; d. 1942, Poland.

52. ii. SHMUEL ZIENVIL BRODER, b. 1904; d. 1997, Kiriat-Ono, Israel.

53. iii. ITZCHAK MEYER BRODER, b. 1906, Poland; d. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

54. iv. ANNA BRODER, b. 1911.

32. MENACHEM MENDEL¹⁶ BRODER (SIMCHA BUNIM¹⁵, LEAH HADDASA¹⁴ ALTER, YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹)² was born 1888², and died 1942². He married FEIGE ERLICH². She was born 1890², and died 1942².

Children of MENACHEM BRODER and FEIGE ERLICH are:

i. YEHUDIT¹⁷ BRODER².

ii. HENOCH BRODER².

iii. LEIB BRODER².

iv. BRONKA BRODER², m. MEYER COHN².

v. HADASSA BRODER², m. ? SHLEZINGER².

55. vi. ELI BRODER, b. 1915.

33. CHANA¹⁶ ERLICH (FEIGEL¹⁵ BRODER, LEAH HADDASA¹⁴ ALTER, YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹)² died ². She married AVRAM NOIFELD². died ².

Children of CHANA ERLICH and AVRAM NOIFELD are:

i. ISRAEL¹⁷ NOIFELD².

ii. YESHAYAHU NOIFELD².

34. YONA¹⁶ ERLICH (FEIGEL¹⁵ BRODER, LEAH HADDASA¹⁴ ALTER, YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹)² died ².

Children of YONA ERLICH are:

i. ITSCHAK MEYER¹⁷ ERLICH².

ii. DAVID ERLICH².

35. SARA¹⁶ ERLICH (FEIGEL¹⁵ BRODER, LEAH HADDASA¹⁴ ALTER, YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹)² died in Y². She married DAVID SKOTCHILAS². He died in Y².

Child of SARA ERLICH and DAVID SKOTCHILAS is:

i. ?¹⁷ SKOTCHILAS².

36. HENOCH GAD¹⁶ YOSTMAN (HENDEL LEAH¹⁵ ALTER, ABRAHAM MORDKA¹⁴, YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹)

Child of HENOCH GAD YOSTMAN is:

56. i. YEHOSHUA ISRAEL HESHEL¹⁷ YOSTMAN.

37. DAUGHTER¹⁶ ALTER (SHLOMO¹⁵, ABRAHAM MORDKA¹⁴, YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹) She married YAACOV MORDECHE SZWIRC.

Child of DAUGHTER ALTER and YAACOV SZWIRC is:

i. SON¹⁷ SZWIRC.

38. ESTER¹⁶ ALTER (YEHUDA (ARYEH) LEIB¹⁵, ABRAHAM MORDKA¹⁴, YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹) died 1 October 1943. She married RABBI YAACOV MEIR BIDERMAN 1884, son of BEZALEL BIEDERMAN. He was born 6 September 1869 in Yazrov Poland, and died 8 June 1941 in Warsaw Ghetto Poland.

Notes for ESTER ALTER:

MArried her Cousin The Imrei Emes

He was also his Sister-in-Law

Notes for RABBI YAACOV MEIR BIDERMAN:

RABBI YAAKOV MEIR BIDERMAN: born in 1869 in Yazrov. He studied in Gur and was reputed to be a genius. Although a businessman, he spent the whole day learning. As the head of the secretariat of Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah, he led a delegation on a visit to the Land of Israel. He died in the Warsaw ghetto in 1941.

More About RABBI YAACOV MEIR BIDERMAN:

Occupation: Businessman

Child of ESTER ALTER and YAACOV BIDERMAN is:

57. i. FEIGE MINTCHE¹⁷ BIDERMAN, b. 28 January 1890; d. 7 March 1996.

39. RABBI AVROHOM MORDECHAI¹⁶ ALTER (YEHUDA (ARYEH) LEIB¹⁵, ABRAHAM MORDKA¹⁴, YITZCHAK MEIR ROTTENBERG¹³, YISRAEL¹² ROTTENBERG, MORDECHAI¹¹, SHLOMO¹⁰, MORDECHAI ZYSKIND⁹, EJAKIM BEN ABRAHAM⁸ ROTHENBERG, ABRAHAM BEN MORDECHAI⁷, MORDECHAI BEN MEIR⁶, MEIR BEN GETSCHLIK⁵, GETSCHLIK BEN SUESSKIND⁴, SUESSKIND BEN MEIR³, MEIR BEN BARUCH² ROTHENBURG, BARUCH¹) was born 25 December 1866 in Gora Kalwaria "Gur" Poland, and died 3 June 1948 in Jerusalem Israel. He married (1) CHAYAH RADA YEHUDIS SHACHOR 16 February 1881 in Gora Kalwaria "Gur" Poland, daughter of NOACH SHACHOR. She died 11 February 1922 in Gora Kalwaria "Gur" Poland. He married (2) FEIGE MINTCHE BIDERMAN 1922, daughter of YAACOV BIDERMAN and ESTER ALTER. She was born 28 January 1890, and died 7 March 1996.

Notes for RABBI AVROHOM MORDECHAI ALTER:

a close friend of the Gerer Rebbe, Reb Abraham Mordekhai Alter

Reb Yitzhak Meir Eibeszic (Reb Yitzhak Meir Kotsker) Reb Yitzhak Meir Eibeszic was – like Reb Lipman's son Mendel – of Rabbinical lineage. A grandson of the Pilcer Rebbe, Reb Pinhas Menakham Yustman, while still young he was a close friend of the Gerer Rebbe, Reb Abraham Mordekhai Alter, of blessed memory. They ate on kest together and studied together.

The Gerer Rebbe, who was one of the founders and leaders of Agudas Yisroel

The intention of this change was to strengthen true Hasidism, which suffered greatly with the First World War and in the first year after it. The “Agudas Yisroel” was created in order to strengthen Yiddishkeit.

Radomsker-Gerer Shtibl

The Gerer Rebbe, first of all, began to strengthen his own camp and, first, in accordance with the precept that if there are no kids, there will be no goats, groups of young men created “settlements” in Ger. They were supported by the Gerer community, spent the whole year in Ger, studied and devoted themselves to Hasidism. This was supposed to be the vanguard in the struggle, so as to preserve and invigorate the original Gerer Hasidism, which drew its nourishment from Kock. The communities were recruited from the young men, who originated in areas of Poland where Gerer Hasidism had reached. They returned home only once a year, while the Rebbe went for a cure in the baths. These communities made an effort to draw their members, the Gerer young men, to their path. Thus at one time, in all Gerer shtiblekh in all corners of Poland, came the cry, “Back to the source.” Where a community appeared, a group of young men was created, who were distinguished by the clothing and behavior of Hasidic young men. It was not enough that until then the young men wore peyes behind the ear and a black Hasidic necktie with a white shirt. It was necessary to wear peyes hanging down and a cravat. As matter of fact, a Hasidic [necktie] was forbidden. These young men wore silk hats with a skullcap underneath, the pants were tucked into the socks and they wore a large talis-kotn (undergarment with tassels at four corners worn by Orthodox men) according to the law that one should be able to make a brukhe every day.

The private life was almost communal. Every opportunity was used to eat together, both during the week and on Shabbos. In general, an effort was made that more time be spent together than at home, so that the influence of an undesirable home would be lessened. At first, the behavior of these young men was repugnant. In fact, the older generation of the Gerer Hasidim were simple towns people. In every shtetl, the young men lived in their own world and, in general, they did not spend time with anyone, not even with the older Hasidim. The fathers of these young men, even Hasidim, also were not very pleased with the demeanor and clothing of their children. First of all, the communities brought new customs with them to the house; they did not eat with any women at the table, even if it was their own sisters or mother. They were very fastidious that the sleeve or dress, even of small children, should not be too short and, in general, were much stricter then their own fathers that everything in the home should be carried out according to their version of Hasidism. Moreover, the fathers were very worried about where they would find brides for these bearded young men with their peyes, whose clothing and appearance were new at that time, even in the Hasidic circles. This fear of the parents was unnecessary, because Ger foresaw everything and created a remedy for the [problem]. With the organization of the Beis-Yakov Shuln (schools) and later the Daughters of Agudas Yisroel, these questions were all resolved. The older Hasidim made peace with the new style of Bukher Hasidism, because only Ger had indeed, of late, befriended the young men.

The founder and first head of the group of this movement in Radomsk was Yekhezeil Litmanowicz, the son of Reb Lipman's son Reb Shlomoh. In the Gerer group, Yekhezeil was considered one of the first and most respected Hasids. Once, coming home to Radomsk, he called together all of the young men who were Talmudic students at the Gerer shtibl, and created a group. Understandably, they first had to wear their peyes hanging, not [hidden] behind the ears and their pants stuffed into their socks. Moreover, all had to wear silk hats. On yom-tov, the whole group traveled to Ger and there they were strengthened on the new path. When finally they were finished with their own, they made an effort to attract new young men, and even ordinary Jewish boys from the street. The first such boy who fell under the influence of the community and remained with them was Hershel, the son of Zalman Zilberszatz, the owner of a food store on Sw. Rozalia Street. This young man, who grew up in a purely Christian neighborhood and himself looked like a young Christian with his flaxen colored hair, once passed Yosel Najkron's courtyard. There he saw young men and their elders standing around with such long peyes and gartlen, some sprouting little beards and making strange grimaces. Hershel Zilberszatz with amazed eyes approached them in order to look at them more closely. The young men took him for a non-Jew and in Polish asked what he wanted. Hershel laughed and answered them in Yiddish. The young men did not chase him but, on the contrary, they spoke to him politely. When Hershel passed the second time, he was greeted in a friendly manner. After a long conversation, they asked him if he would like to study with them. When Hershel told about this in his home and explained that they want him to study with them, his father, who was a religious Jew and could not engage a malamed for his son, was very happy and in a short time, Hershel Zilberszatz became part of the community.

A second case occurred with Mendel Waksman, the son of Mikhal Waksman, for many years the treasurer of the Radomsker Yiddish Bank. Here, however, they had a hard bit of work.

Mikhal Waksman was a Maskil Jew (follower of the Enlightenment), a little progressive and a member of Mizrakhi. He was interested in giving his son a nationalist-religious education; in no way would he agree that his child should wear a silk hat, long peyes hanging down, “krikhn oyf di vent” (running mad) and practicing Gerer Hasidism according to the style of the community. At first, the father tried to convince his son amicably and turn him from the new path. However, when this did not help, he started to forbid Mendel from meeting with his new friends. But this had no effect. Mendel was drawn to the community. In the end, the father simply confined his son to the home so that he would not be able to go to the Gerer shtibl. The community, however, was not sleeping either. On a certain day, they sneaked Mendel out of the house and sent him to Ger. Perforce, the father had to end the struggle.

Years later, Mendel was forced to leave the community because of the difficult financial situation his parents were in when his father lost his post at the bank. Mendel was forced to work. However, until the end, he remained a religious Hasidic young man.

Wolf, Yakov Fajerman's youngest son, was drawn to the above-mentioned group, too. Reb Yakov, himself, was then no longer alive and the home was unable to exert influence on Welwele. The community sent him to Ger and tried to make him a Gerer Hasid.

Sending new young men to Ger became very expensive; the cost of travel alone from Radomsk to Ger was then very expensive. The community did not receive any money from the outside, they did not have their own. Where would young men who are studying the whole day get money? However, they found a simple method. Every day two young men would go out to the House of Prayer to collect donations. When two Hasidic young men came together to a Jew in the middle of davening for a needed contribution, no one refused them. One was certain that, of course, the collection was for a poor sick person. It did not occur to anyone that they were collecting for themselves, that the money was being collected to send away to Ger a “gekhapte nshume” (a captured soul), as the opponents referred to them. The community, it should be understood, had their justification for these activities. According to them, saving a soul was as important as saving a body.

The leaders of the group would constantly change. When a leader got married, another was chosen in his place. The last leader and head of the group was Ber Grunis, a son of Meir Grunis, the iron dealer. This Ber Grunis did not leave the group even in the Ghetto. In those times of hunger and typhus, when the largest part of the Jewish homes were already destroyed and everyone was concerned with saving their own life, a special strength was required in order to fulfil the mitzvah of unity and brotherliness. Ber Grunis with his group hid in an apartment in the Shul Street in Berish Landa's house. There were then pious women, who took pains to assist these young Hasidic men, of which the greatest number no longer had their own homes, that they would not die of hunger and could continue to sit and study and protect themselves from the Nazis.

Ber and his group were taken together during the general expulsion to Treblinka.

Among the first who emigrated to Palestine from the Gerer shtibl between the First and Second World Wars were the brothers Yitzhak and Izrael Ejlbert, Yekheiel Tron, Yosef Borzykowski, Moishe Kirsz and Moishe Binyamin Lakhman and his family.

Teflin

The Gerer Rebbe, R' Avraham Mordechai Alter (1866-1948), who was rebbe for more than forty years, owned a pair of R' Moshe P'shevorsker's tefillin. He treasured them, and had a custom of using them only once a year, on erev Yom Kippur.

Once, a poor young boy came to the Gerer Rebbe and told him that he couldn't afford a pair of tefillin. "Stay here a moment," said the rebbe, "and I'll see what I can do." Soon, the rebbe returned with a pair of tefillin in his hands. They were his own treasured pair, the ones with the parshios of R' Moshe P'shevorsker. "Here," he said, "I rarely use these tefillin. Take them, and use them in the best of health."

When the rebbe's family found out that he had given away his priceless tefillin, they were aghast. They protested and complained. "I don't understand," said the rebbe, "the Torah says kol cheilev le-Hashem þ one should give the very best that he has for Hashem's mitzvos." For the mitzvah of tzedakah, he had given away his very best

More About RABBI AVROHOM MORDECHAI ALTER:

Burial: 3 June 1948, Courtyard Sfas Emes Yeshiva Jerusalem Israel

Emigration: Jerusalem Israel

Hebrew Name: AVROHOM MORDECHAI ben YEHUDA LEIB

Immigration: 1940, Poland

Occupation: 1905, Gerrer Rebbe; 1905-1948

Yahrzeit: 25 Iyar 5708

Notes for CHAYAH RADA YEHUDIS SHACHOR:

Rooda CZARNA, daughter Noiach CZARNY. The "Shachor" bit appears in

all the books, but was only used in Hebrew and Yiddish letters, where

CZARNY (meaning black) was translated into Hebrew. In documents

written in Roman script the name is always CZARNY.

Children of AVROHOM ALTER and CHAYAH SHACHOR are:

i. BREINDEL¹⁷ ALTER, d. Holocaust; m. SHLOMO YUSKEVITZ; d. 1956, Jerusalem Israel.

ii. ESTER ALTER, d. 23 April 1943, Holocaust; m. YITZCHOK AHARON EFRAIM FISCHEL HEINO; d. 1944, Jerusalem Israel.

iii. DAUGHTER AVROHOM MORDECHAI ALTER, m. YITZCHAK MEIR ALTER; d. 1939, Warsaw Poland.

Notes for YITZCHAK MEIR ALTER:

Son in Law of Imrei Emes

i.e. he married his cousin ( ? )

Was killed by a Bomb in the Nazi bombardment hitting the Rebbes house a few days prior to Sukkot 1939

iv. MEIR ALTER, b. 12 April 1883, Gora Kalwaria "Gur" Poland; d. Holocaust Treblinka Concerntation Camp Poland; m. TOVA EIDEL BERLINER.

Notes for MEIR ALTER:

RABBI MEIR ALTER: born in 1882, he was the eldest son of Rebbe Avraham. Despite his Talmudic brilliance he shunned the rabbinate and combined business pursuits with Torah study. In the Warsaw ghetto he served as a tower of faith to persecuted Jews. After the liquidation of the ghetto he was killed in a death camp.

v. FEIGE ALTER, b. 13 October 1884, Gora Kalwaria "Gur" Poland; d. 4 October 1923.

vi. YITZCHAK ALTER, b. 1888, Gora Kalwaria "Gur" Poland; d. 25 October 1934; m. FEYGE KAMINER; d. 1943, SHOAH.

vii. DEVORA MATTEL ALTER, b. 11 January 1892, GUR WARSAW POLAND; d. 1924; m. YITZCHAK MEIR HACOHEN LEVIN; d. 1971, Jerusalem Israel.

Notes for YITZCHAK MEIR HACOHEN LEVIN:

the leader of Agudas Yisrael

58. viii. RABBI YISRAEL ALTER, b. 12 October 1895, GUR WARSAW POLAND; d. 20 February 1977, Jerusalem Israel.

59. ix. RABBI LEV SIMCHAH BUNEM ALTER, b. 6 April 1898, Poland; d. 6 August 1992, Courtyard Sfas Emes Yeshiva Jerusalem Israel.

60. x. RABBI PINCHAS MENACHEM ALTER, b. 9 June 1926, Polinitz Poland; d. 15 March 1996, Jerusalem Israel.

Child of AVROHOM ALTER and FEIGE BIDERMAN is:

xi. REBBE PINCHAS MENACHEM¹⁷ ALTER, b. 3 July 1926, Polinitz WARSAW POLAND; d. 7 March 1996, Jerusalem Israel; m. 1946, Jerusalem Israel.

Notes for REBBE PINCHAS MENACHEM ALTER:

Jews in Israel and all over the world reacted with shock and anguish on Thursday, the 16th of Adar, as the tragic news was announced that the Gerrer Rebbe, Rabbi Pinchas Menachem Alter , of blessed memory, had passed away suddenly. The Gerrer Rebbe was 69 years old.

The Admor of Gur was born on the 21st of Tammuz, 5686, in the town of Polinitz. At the time of his birth his parents, the saintly "Imrei Emes" and his wife Rebbetzin Feige Mintche, were already well advanced in years. Even as a young child his exceptional mind and outstanding intellectual capacities were already in evidence.

Escaping the clutches of the Holocaust the Gerrer Rebbe and his father emigrated to Eretz Yisroel, reaching the shores of the holy land in Iyar of 5700 (1940). It was there that he stead ily climbed the ladder of Torah and yiras Hashem, first in yeshivah Chayei Olam and afterwar d in the famed Sefas Emes yeshivah founded by his father, which he himself later headed. In a ddition to serving as rosh yeshivah, the Gerrer Rebbe was also a member of the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah (Council of Torah Sages) of Agudas Yisroel.

Rabbi Pinchas Menachem Alter assumed the nesiyus of Gur in Tammuz 5752 after the histalkus of his brother, the author of the Lev Simchah. He was renowned for his deep and profound shiur im in all of the Talmud's tractates, providing a link to the wondrous age of the geonim of Ko tzk. Of all the leaders of the chareidi world the Rebbe of Gur's voice rang out the loudest . After his ascension to the throne of Gur the Gerrer Rebbe served as head of the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah, fighting with the strength of a lion against those bent on destroying the relig ious character of the holy land.

The Gerrer Rebbe was particularly vocal in his struggle to avert the evil decrees of the Isra eli government. Time and time again he expressed his support of the Rebbe, Melech Hamoshiach' s view that it is forbidden to cede even one inch of our holy land to non-Jews. Most recently he issued several letters denouncing the actions of the government, calling for a strengthe ning of ahavas Yisroel, an increase in prayer for the salvation of the Jewish people living i n Zion, and an intensification of faith in the imminent Redemption.

The Gerrer Rebbe was an ardent champion of all the Rebbe MH"M's holy mivtzoyim. Whenever he was in New York he always made it a point to visit 770, and his yechiduses with the Rebbe woul d last for many hours.

After his first meeting with the Rebbe in Adar of 5726 (1966) he stated, "Since my father passed away I never met a Jew who possessed the power to take on the world. Now, however, I hav e merited to meet the second person in the world who can do so." (The Previous Gerrer Rebbe , the "Lev Simchah," also once likened the Rebbe MH"M to his father, saying, "Father was a Re bbe, and so is he.")

The Gerrer Rebbe's love and appreciation for the Rebbe MH"M were expressed on many differen t occasions. When the Rebbe MH"M first instituted the yearly cycle of learning Rambam, the Ge rrer Rebbe publicly announced that he was accepting the Rebbe's innovation and would be learn ing three chapters of Rambam each day. During the second cycle, he studied one chapter per da y.

The esteem in which he held the Rebbe MH"M was obviously reciprocal. One time during a visi t to 770 the Rebbe MH"M instructed that a chair for the Gerrer Rebbe be placed near the easte rn wall next to the aron kodesh, right next to his own seat.

In an interview with Kfar Chabad magazine (issue #97, Iyar 5743) he stated: "On my very firs t visit to the Rebbe some 17 years ago he spoke to me about the need to learn Chasidus in th e yeshivos (not necessarily Tanya) in addition to Gemara with Rashi and Tosefos. On this visi t [the 4th of Iyar, 5743] I informed him that ever since then we've been learning Chasidus i n our yeshivos the Sefas Emes, the Tanya, as well as other works. The Rebbe Shlita spoke abou t this and was interested in the details of our learning.

"I have now personally seen demonstrated that nothing escapes the Rebbe's attention, even th e simplest thing I've written in a sefer. I was also surprised to note that he knew all abou t matters that were strictly personal: I was slated to make a trip to Los Angeles for persona l reasons, and never imagined that there was a need to bring it up in conversati