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CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present two vintage photographs of a Mashpia farbrenging with younger Chassidim. Can you identify those in the pictures, when and where they were taken?

Answer to last week’s photo in the extended article.

Answer to last week’s photo:

This picture was photographed in 1972 at the 11 Nissan Farbrengen in honor of the Rebbe’s 70th birthday.

In the first row are Rabbis Meir Gurkov, Shlomo Aron Kazarnovsky, Dovber Rivkin, Shmuel Levitin, Elye Simpson, Yisroel Jacobson and Sholom Chaim Kesselman.

In the second row are Rabbis Moshe Pinchas Katz, Elye Nochum Sklar, Itche Churgin, Velvel Kasinetz, Hendel Lieberman and Abba Pliskin.

In the third row are Rabbis Yankel Lipsker, Zalman Taubel, Zalman Butman and Dovid Henoch Zaklikowski.

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19 Comments

  • Gershon Beck

    Its Rabbi Zweibel for sure. picture Taken in Newark or Morristown ? maybe ?

    I had the privilege to live in Morristown for 12 years till 2001. Seeing his picture is giving me some Chizuk to go there for a visit and see him with some old friends.Niskarim V“Nasim. Oh I miss Morristown.

    Y’all have a Ksiva V”chasima Tova !!!

  • N. Scherer

    Top photo: HRH”G HaChosid Reb Elimelech Zwiebel. Behind him (L-R) Faivish Dalfin, Kapelushnik
    Bottom photo: On Rabbi Zwiebel’s left (sitting) Moshe Krasnjanski. Behind him standing Shneur Plotkin (R) & Yanky Fogel (L). Seated behind R. Zwiebel is Nuti Barber

  • Moishe

    Rabbi melach Tzvible Rabbi sholom Spalter on the right fivish dolfin to the left Top picture

  • AN

    The 1st pic is from year 5745, most probably 19 Kislev.
    I was there and those are my friends:
    From R to L: Reb Sholom Spalter, Kapelushnik, Reb Moilech, Faivish Dalfin, Rabbi Vichnin A”H.

  • Out of Africa

    Most likely taken in Morristown.

    First picture (r – l): R’ Shalom Spalter – Maggid Shiur, ? , HaMashpia R’ Meilich Zweibel, ? Dalfin.

    Second picture: drinking – R’ Meilich Zweibel, bottom right – a Krasniyanski?, center right – a Plotkin, upper right – Chaim Steinmetz?, above R’ Meilich – Menachem Begun – Brazil.