By COLlive reporter
A photo of one of the Rebbe‘s rare visits – the last of three – to Camp Gan Israel, the first Chabad overnight summer camp for boys, in New York, was recently released.
As is known, the Rebbe deeply cherished the camp and the positive (and year-long) impact it has on young children, developing a love and passion for Yiddishkeit.
This black and white shows the Rebbe leading a farbrengen during the summer of 5720 (1960) visit in Swan Lake, NY. The camp has since moved to Parkville, NY.
Seen in the photo is R’ Meir Harlig OBM, the mashbak who has served the Rebbe over the years and has recently passed away.
Also seen is Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Hodakov, the Chief of Staff of the Rebbe’s secretariat, Rosh Yeshiva of 770 Rabbi Mordechai Mentlick, and Rabbi Eliyahu (Yaichel) Simpson, Mazkir of the Frierdiker Rebbe.
Rabbi label Groner????!?
Yes
To the left of rabbi Mentlik
Does anyone know the names of the other Chasidim that are in this picture ?
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is Rabbi Yaakov Tzvi Holzman OBM.
Piekarski (son of the Rosh Yeshiva) on the far left.
Shmuel Zalmanov seated in the back.
Rabbi Posner (senior) on the left of Rabbi Hodakov
Those were the days when Benedictine was on the table (or so it seems)