Iconic Williamsburg: Rav Avraham Halevy Sochen
In 1931, Williamsburg welcomed an illustrious Lithuanian rov by the name of Rav Avrohom Sochen. He served as the spiritual leader of Adas Bnei.... read more
Iconic Williamsburg: The Domino Sugar Refinery
YS GOLD There is a legend that when Robert Moses designed the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, he cut right through Williamsburg,.... read more
Iconic Williamsburg: The Iconic 571 Bedford Avenue - Home of the Admorim of Skver
YS GOLD The legendary address of 571 Bedford Avenue has been the Williamsburg home of the Admorim of Skver for three quarters of a.... read more
Iconic Williamsburg: 500 Bedford Avenue
YS GOLD The address of 500 Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg is well known to our readers as a center for Torah and avodah— a place.... read more
Iconic Williamsburg: Rav Yosef Horowitz-Sternfeld, Zamoshter Rov
Williamsburg in the postwar era was home to a sizable population of Holocaust survivors. While the majority of them hailed from Hungary, many came.... read more
Iconic Williamsburg: The Williamsburg Bridge
YS GOLD Originally known as the East River Bridge, the Williamsburg Bridge was completed in 1903 and, at 7,308 feet long, was the.... read more
Iconic Williamsburg: Rav Shimon Brenner
Rav Shimon Brenner was born to his parents, Reb Menachem Mendel and Esther Brenner, in Snatyn, Ukraine, in the year 1903, and in 1906 the family.... read more
Iconic Williamsburg: When The Rebbes Went to the White House
YS GOLD With much of the Jewish world celebrating President Donald J. Trump’s win earlier this week, Williamsburg365 takes a look.... read more
Iconic Williamsburg: Chaptzem! Chronicles of Shomrim’s Founding
YS Gold Readers of Williamsburg365 are surely well-familiar with the Shomrim organization and.... read more
Iconic Williamsburg: Rav Ezriel Yehuda Lebovitz, zt”l, Viener Ruv
The first day of Rosh Hashonoh marked 33rd yohrtzeit of the Viener Rov, previously known as the Hodhazer Rov, having served as a prominent Rov and.... read more
Iconic Williamsburg: Rabbi Joseph Weber Way
Street-naming ceremonies have become quite common in New York City, with members of the community voting to recognize one of their own by having a.... read more
Iconic Williamsburg: The Imrei Chaim of Viznitz in Williamsburg
YS GoldRebbe Chaim Meir Hager, zt”l, known as the Imrei Chaim, was the fourth Viznitzer Rebbe who served as a bridge between the.... read more
Iconic Williamsburg: Gottlieb’s Restaurant
YS Gold With the passing today of Reb Shulem Yosef Gottlieb, proprietor of Gottlieb’s Restaurant on Roebling Street,.... read more
Iconic Williamsburg: The 90th precinct
YS Gold The New York Police Department’s 90th precinct, which serves the northwestern portion of Brooklyn that mainly consists.... read more
Iconic Williamsburg: Rav Aharon Dovid Burack
One of the most important Rabbonim in America of his time, a truly brilliant Rav and marzbitz Torah, Rav Aharon Dovid Burack bears an indelible.... read more
Iconic Williamsburg: The Big Satmar Shul on Rodney Street
The address of 152 Rodney Street in Williamsburg strikes a chord for tens of thousands of Satmar chassidim as the spiritual home of the Divrei.... read more
Iconic Williamsburg: Rav Simcha Abeles
As we continue our sojourn through the history of the Jewish community in Williamsburg of yore, we come upon the area a wee bit south of the Moore.... read more
Iconic Williamsburg: Rav Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz
He was a legendary figure in old Williamsburg—a builder of Torah in America like few others. Rav Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz, the menahel of.... read more