He is survived by his wife Rebbetzin Rochel, and their children, Mrs. Malka Cohen – Manchester, England, Mrs. Sara Pinson – Nice, France, Mrs. Chanie Gurarie – Montreal, Canada, Mrs. Sima Zalmanov – Tzfas, Israel, Rabbi Avrohom Altein – Winnipeg, Canada; and Rabbi Leibel Altein – Crown Heights; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
He is also survived by his sister Mrs. Miriam Popack of Crown Heights.
The family will be sitting Shiva at the Altein’s.
1378 Union Street
Minyanim:
Schachris 8am and 9am
Mincha/Maariv 4:10pm
Shiva Hours:
10am-1:30pm
3:30pm-9:00
Emails can be sent to [email protected]
We offer our condolences to the entire Altein family on the passing of HaRAv Mordechai Dov ben Tzi Hirsch, a”h. I first met him in 1973 when Rabbi Avrohom Altein brought me to the Rebbe from Winnipeg. I remember him as very kind and “tzugelozeen”, approachable, but very deep. I recall he drove us to the airport, but the tailpipe of his car fell down and was scraping on the pavement. He quickly assessed the situation, tied up the pipe to the car, and off we went, making it with minutes to spare. I was amazed that a great Rabbi… Read more »
Special chossid, was in Hadar Hatorah summer camp , camp Shiloh, where he and his wife spent some time there, so devoted to taking care of Yossi there son, memories make me want to cry