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Bialystoker Home in New York

Bialystoker Home in New York

The institution where Rabbi Meir Rapoport died in 1963.

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... Among the prominent rabbis and religious leaders in Bialystok, Rabbi Meir Rapoport, known as the Bia- lystoker magid, gained prominence not only there but elsewhere. He was revered for his masterful sermons, which he delivered in a sing-song style, offering a trea- sure of anecdotes, parables, humor and _ spiritual insight. Rabbi Rapoport died at the Bialystoker Home in New York in 1963. ...
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