By COLlive reporter
R’ Chaim Moshe Goldshmid, a resident of the Kfar Chabad village who was raised in Crown Heights, passed away after a lengthy illness.
He was 71.
He was the son of Rabbi Sholom Ber and Rivka Goldshmid, longtime residents of Crown Heights where he served as a shochet and operated a butcher store for many years.
He is survived by his wife Mrs. Adi Goldshmid – Kfar Chabad, their children Mrs. Esther Schwartz – Rishon L’tzion, Israel; R’ Mendy Goldshmid – Kiryat Malachi, Israel; Mrs. Chanie Casdan – Hadera, R’ Arik Goldshmid – Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Mrs. Devora Noiman – Dnipro, Ukraine; R’ Meir Goldshmid – Kiryat Ata, Israel; Mrs. Mushkie Barsela – Kfar Chabad, Israel; R’ Schneur Goldshmid – Los Angeles, California; R’ Levi Goldshmid – Bet Shemesh, Israel; grandchildren.
He is survived by his siblings Mrs. Bassy Gottesman – Montreal, Canada; R’ Yisroel (Shmidy) Goldshmid – Las Vegas, Nevada and Mrs. Chany Kotlarsky – New City, NY.
Chany Kotlarsky will be sitting shiva at 1 Tarry Hill Drive in New City, NY to be joined at future time by siblings.
Baruch Dayan Ha’emes.
Another person who knew the Rebbe
I remember the butcher store Brod and Goldshmidt and always bought there.
Such special chassidim who grew up with the rebbe. It was another world then
I was told in 1978 that R’ Moshe was a founder of Chanoch Lenaar on Albany & Eastern PKWY in Crown Heights in 1976, along with Rabbi Yankel Bryski & Rabbi Yitzchak Zirkind, a”H This was a yeshivah that helped thousands of Jr. High & High School kids like me get closer to Hashem. Realize, this was a 23-year-old caring for kids off the street, the latter having little or no Jewish background. Even though he was only there for not more than 5 years, I certainly hope that it stands him in additional good stead with Hashem. May his… Read more »
When will the other siblings be sitting Shiva in New York?.
Iyh Yisroel (aka Velvee and Shmidy) is arriving Tuesday and Bassy will be arriving on Wednesday.
Brother, Wednesday. Sister, Thursday
See above, Tuesday and Wednesday
חבל על דאבדין והמקום ינחם כל המשפחה בתוך שאר אבילי ציון וירושלים ויברכם באריכות ימים ושנים טובים. היינו ביחד בכתה בבעדפארד פינת דין בתות ל
Dear Chany and family
May Hashem send comfort to you and all of your family.
Goldie Kozlovsky and family
B.D.E. …
Moshiach we could really use you now
I remember him very well. He was a good friend and I was a student at Yeshiva Chanoch Lenaar from 1979 -1982.