Reb Yaacov Boruch Gansburg, longtime Crown Heights resident, passed away on Wednesday, 19 Teves, 5779.
He was 87.
Reb Yaakov Baruch was born in Haditch to Reb Shneur Zalmen and Batsheva Gansburg. The Gansburg family lived in Haditch, as the Rebbe Rashab had requested of various senior family members that they watch over the Rebbe’s ohel. He was named after his great-grandfather Reb Yaakov Boruch Karasik, the famous mashgiach in Tomchei Temimim in Lubavitch.
Together with his family, he escaped to France with the Polish transport after the war and shortly thereafter moved to America. As Yaakov Baruch reached the age of shidduchim, the Rebbe instructed that he travel to France to find a shidduch. There he met his wife Simone Toledano of Morocco.
Yaakov Boruch was a soft spoken, kind man who always had a good word to share with people he met, or a joke to lighten up any given situation. He was known for his straightforward and “emesdike” manner, and good middos. He was always very careful to daven with a minyan every day along with learning Torah.
He and his wife always opened their home to shluchim and visitors from all over the world.
Yaakov Baruch and his wife raised a family dedicated to the Rebbe’s moisdois in Crown Heights and around the world.
He is survived by his wife Simone and children Yossi Gansburg of Coconut Creek, FL, Eliezer Gansburg of Crown Heights, Mendy Gansburg of Crown Heights, Mirale Shemtov of Bucks County, PA, Chani Piekarski of Miami, FL, Chaim Gansburg of Crown Heights, Sarale Rosenblum of Brussels, Belgium, Dassie Prus of Doylestown, PA and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He is also survived by his siblings, Scholom Ber Gansburg, Yitzchok Gansburg, Mendel Gansburg, Chaya Sara Zarchi, and Rivky Majeski of Crown Heights.
The levaya will take place Thursday, leaving Shomrei Hadas in Boro Park at 10:00am and passing by 770 at 10:45am, Kvurah at Montefiore Cemetery.
Shiva at 647 Montgomery Street
Shacharis: 7:15, 8:00, 8:45, 9:30
Mincha & Maariv, B’zmana (4 minyanim are needed.)
FRIDAY Mincha: 1:00 (4 minyanim needed)
The family requests time for privacy between 1:00-3:00pm and after 9:30pm. Please refrain from visiting during those times..
Please share any memories or anecdotes to [email protected]
Baruch Dayan Ha’emes – R’ Yaacov Baruch ben Schneur Zalman
Although I knew him from a different situation than most he still left a piece of himself with me that I will carry the rest of my life.
My sincere condolences
Richard Bash
Dear Simone and family, I was really sorry to hear that your husband is physically no longer with us. He was indeed a lovely man, kind and softspoken. Together you raised Boruch Hashem a beautiful family. He will be missed and remembered. BDE
Dearest Simone,Mirale,Chanie and family,
Sending much love to you.
Thinking of you.
המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים
May G-d bring comfort and healing.❤
Chanie Gurary Kozliner
To have the luck to know him and and be welcomed into their home and be treated like family……this is the blessing and memory to hold . Tov shem mi shemen tov.
-Varda and family
Dear Simone, Mendy, and Mirale,
So sorry to hear of your tremendous loss. May your entire family know only joy. המקום ינחם אתכם.
Shimon & Yehudis Leiter
Efrat, Israel
raised a great chabad family and was very devoted to his parents on top of it.
TNTBH
Dear Simone and dear children… I’m with you in this so hard time… your husband and father was a good man,a very good man,he had a very big heart and wanted everybody feel well, a real mentsh.
I’l never forget the years we’re in your warm house, always with a warm welcome of your husband and both of your precious family…
I pray Hachem gives you help for this hard time.
With all my love for all of you.
Hanna and family from Paris
Didn’t know him personally
But made an impression as a quiet eidel modest person
yehi zichro boruch
he was such a nice person always asked about me if he did not see me for a while. always had a kind word. enjoyed seeing him every time.
ZS
Dear Simone & Chaya Sara, so sorry to hear. There are no words I can say, except that I am with you in my heart.
Hindy Lewis, Israel
BDE. AD mosai?