Monsey Memories: Reb Leibel Weinstock, z”l

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Monsey Memories: Reb Moshe Weiss (Batlan), a Legend in Skver

By: Yitzy Fried

In the lore of the Skverer chassidus, the name of Reb Moshe ‘Batlan,’ the gabbai of the previous Skverer Rebbe,.... read more

Monsey Memories: Spring Valley Railroad Plunges 30 Feet in 1880

By: Yitzy Fried 

Railroad travel is a thing of the past in Rockland County, but in the days of yore, it was the primary means of.... read more

Monsey Memories: The Historic Monsey Cemetery

By Yitzy Fried

At the corner of Maple Avenue and Saddle River Road lies the historic Monsey Cemetery, where soldiers from the American Civil.... read more

Monsey Memories: Rabbi Yaakov Cohen

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Monsey Memories: When Automobiles Frightened the Horses of Nyack

By Yitzy Fried

It is difficult to imagine today, but at the turn of the twentieth century, the.... read more

Monsey Memories: David Shapiro, Supporter of Torah

By Yitzy Fried 

Back in 1942, Spring Valley was a true oasis, and many wealthy people moved out there, residing in beautiful homes.... read more

Monsey Memories: Spring Valley Marks 180 Years

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Monsey Memories: The Rockland Landmark Demolished 60 Years Ago

BY Yitzy Fried 

Last week we profiled Elisha Peck, a wealthy industrialist who pioneered Haverstraw upon a 36-acre property..... read more

Monsey Memories: The Demise of the Monsey Hotel

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Monsey Memories: Sons of Jacob, “The First Synagogue in Rockland”

By: Yitzy Fried

Congregation Sons of Jacob recently closed its location at 37 Clove Ave in Haverstraw after serving the area for nearly.... read more

Monsey Memories: Celebrating the Siyum Hashas in Yeshiva of Spring Valley

By: Yitzy Fried

As the last of the siyumim on Masechta Kesubos in the daf Yomi cycle wind down, we take a look back the time that The.... read more

Monsey Memories: Rav Shmuel Ephraim Zalman Unger, Skverer Dayan

By: Yitzy Fried

This past Sukkos marked the twentieth yohrtzeit of the Skverer dayan, zt”l, a giant talmid chochom and posek who.... read more

Monsey Memories: The Brinks Robbery of 1981

By: Yitzy Fried

October 20, 1981 is a day that lives in infamy for the families of the officers slain in the horrific event, and for the.... read more

Monsey Memories: The Jacob Blauvelt House

By: Yitzy Fried

Nestled between the heimish enclaves of Rockland County such as Spring Valley, Haverstraw, and Pomona, sits the village.... read more