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: 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: 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