Mr. Henry (Chanoch) Abramowitz, a holocaust survivor and devoted father and grandfather, passed away on Sunday, 13 Nissan, 5777.
He was 97.
A child during the war, he was in Lodz Birkenau, Warsaw and Dachau concentration camps. He bitachon in Hashem kept him alive.
Even with all his challenges and struggles, he would never compromise on his Yiddishkeit, and lost many jobs during his lifetime because he refused to work on Shabbos.
Although he grew up an orphan, he instilled a love of yiddishkeit in his daughters, so that they too, went on to raise Yiddishe families.
A beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather, his great-grandchildren would love to visit him, and couldn’t wait to get a piece of his cake and some chocolate.
He is survived by his daughters, Mrs. Tova Friedman, Flatbush NY, Mrs. Rachel Bronchtain, Crown Heights, and Mrs. Goldie Lerman, Crown Heights.
He was predeceased by his wife Frayda Abramowitz, who passed away 15 years ago.
The levaya will take place today, Sunday, 12 PM at Shomrei Hadas, where he will then fly to be buried in Eretz Yisroel.
Shiva today following Levaya at 1902 Ave L Apt 2A
Shiva in Crown Heights will be tomorrow, Monday, 12:30-1:30 at 1592 Carroll St.
Baruch Dayan Ha’emes.
I’m not sure why it says he was a child during the war, maybe a Bochur, if he passed away at 97 then he was 19-25 years old during the war years.
Mr. Abramowitz played an integral part in our life and the life of our children. He served to us as a real life representation of the lost generation. His eidelkeit and Yiras Shomayim taught us so much of what was lost. He really fit the highest title of the Baal Shemtovs description of a “pashute Yid” (as in אור פשוט) everything about him was pure and simple. He lived through three different worlds, the pre war generation, raise his children einiklach and ur einiklach ברוח ישראל סבה and the horrible darkness in the middle. He gave us a point of… Read more »
he was a truly inspirational man
He will be sorely missed! RBC family
We will all miss you dearly