From Days Gone By: Lubavitch in the Early ‘40s
Following the passing two weeks ago of Rebbetzin Charna Kolodny, OBM, wife of Reb Yitzchok Kolodny, OBM – who said to be the first American student to enroll in Tomchei Temimim and grow a beard, we present a series of photos from the first years of Lubavitch in Crown Heights, in the early 1940s, which were shared with us by their descendents.
Photo 1. Friends celebrate with soon-to-be-married Rabbi Yitzchok Kolodny at his Kabbolas Ponim, November, 1942.
Photo 2: The Chupah of Rabbi Yitzchok and Charna Kolodny, November, 1942.
Photo 3: A junior class at Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch poses for photo with their teacher, Rabbi Yitzchok Kolodny, circa 1943.
Photo 4. A letter from the Frierdiker Rebbe congratulating Rabbi Yitzchok Kolodny on his engagement.
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just wow
moishe
Wow
Unbelievable
Very Special
Recognize anyone in the pictures?
It would be interesting if anyone can recognize people in the pictures.
My best Rebbe
Rabbi Yitzchok kolodny was my Rebbe in Lubavitch teshuvah , Bedford and dean st
I was not the best student but I never got the vaccum cleaner attachment tool treatment BH
I must say he gave everyone a fair chance , he loved every student as his own child , I was coached by Reb kolodny to study the brochos Yaakov oveinu gave the ten ahvatim in parshas vayichi “ראובן בכורי אתה Till end , בעל פה till today approx 58!yrs later I still remember it , I received the אויסגעצייכענט children’s stories as a gift from Reb Yitzchok , he will always be in my mind May his Life partner join the palace of the righteous women in Gan Eden
Sbg
How everything was simple and touching
Love the Kala outfit ….wish our generation will live more simple in gashmius and more rich in ruchnius
yakov
a simpler time where people didnt spend $100,000 on a wedding for narishkeit and to impress yenem, yet they all wore ties.
Kabolas Ponim
look how nice and simple it was. nowadays we just throw money to the wind…
i recognize
Reb Yochanon Gordon is sitting at the table
Lipskier
Reb Motel Dubinsky standing on right
sitting partially blocked is Rabbi M.A.Y. Groner
also partially blocked looks like Rabbi M. Greenberg
Rabbi B. Baumgarten