Place · City
Bnei Brak
בני־ברק
The passage says the city was established after Gershtenkorn's efforts.
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... ברבות הימים יצא בתכנית דומה ר׳ יצחק גרשטנקורן, חסיד סקרניאביץ, ואחרי עמל ויגיעות לאין שיעור, קמה והיתד. העיר בני־ברק. נחמתו היחידה של הרבי מפילוב היתה שכמה מחסידיו שמעו בקולו ועלו לארץ ישראל להשתקע בה. ...Source passage 2
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... • נולד בתרכ״ב, נפטר בבני ברק בתשי״ז.
1^ יליד בנדין למשפחת רבנים וחסידים, מצד אביו נכד הראב״ד
באלקוש ומצד אמו — נכד הגביר והנדבן הגדול ר, ליב פוטוק
מבנדין. בבית אביו נתמזגו תורה, וגדולה במקום אחד. ובעודו
נער כבר נמשך לבו לחלום שיבת ציון. ...Source passage 3
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... היה יושב בו לאור מנורת־לוקס אי־שם ברחובות ובבני־ברק,
ומוציא את בטאוני לח״י "החזית" ו״המעש". בריאותו התרופפה
מחוסר אוויר, אך שמואל המשיך בעבודתו זו במחתרת. ...Connected nodes
Person
Isaac Gershtenkorn
Launched Similar Plan Preceding Establishment
Event
Establishment of Bnei Brak
Occurred At
Person
Isaac Gershtenkorn
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Rabbi Moses of Pilov
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Tzvi-Hirsch
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Joseph
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Isaac-Zelig, Rebbe of Sokolow
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Pilov
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Lukow
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Kotsk
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Sokolow
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Chaim Yosef Zaiontz
Died In
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Death of Chaim Yosef Zaiontz
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Chaim Yosef Zaiontz
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Zaiontz family
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Lieb Potok
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The Rebbe of Ostrowiec
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Zaglembier Zeitung
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Shmuel Bialka (Weiss)
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Lehi
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Group D-20
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Launched Similar Plan Preceding Establishment
Isaac Gershtenkorn → Bnei Brak
ברבות הימי ם יצ א בתכני ת דומ ה ר ׳ יצח ק גרשטנקורן
The text links his plan temporally to the city's establishment but does not explicitly say he founded the city.
- role:
- launched a similar plan preceding establishment
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