By COLlive reporter
R’ Yosef Kievman, longtime Crown Heights resident, passed away on Wednesday, 23 Sivan, 5779.
He was 80.
R’ Yosef was born in Russia to his parents Avraham, son of famed chosid Reb Dovid Horodoker, and Sarah, daughter of Reb Shmuel Yitzchok Raitzes.
He fled Russia with his family from World War II, to Samarkand until after war.
R’ Yosef studied in Samarkand, then in Pocking DP camp.
The family then moved to Eretz Yisrael, where he studied in Tomchei Temimim Yeshiva in Lod by Reb Shlomo Chaim Kesselman.
He taught for about 3 years in the Yeshiva Institut Ascher in Bex, Switzerland.
In the late 1950’s he worked with the new Shliach to Italy, Rabbi Gershon Mendel Garelik in serving the Jewish community giving shiurim. He (along with Rabbi Osdoba) ran the first Camp Gan Israel in Europe – in Italy.
He settled in New York in the early 1960’s. He was one of the founding members of Hatzolah of Crown Heights, where he served for many years.
He is survived by his children, Chani Goldshmid, Crown Heights, Avraham Kievman, Melbourne, Australia, Menachem Dovid Kievman, Raizy, Tel Aviv, Moshe Kievman, Highland Lakes, FL, Ari Kievman, Johannesburg, SA, Pinny Kievman, Crown Heights, and Yitzchok Kievman, Crown Heights.
He is also survived by his siblings: Sholom Ber, Crown Heights and Baruch, Crown Heights.
Important: Please do not approach the brothers with this news, they have not been informed.
The Levaya will take place tomorrow, Thursday, leaving Shomrei Hadas in Boro Park at 3:00 pm and passing 770 at 4:00 pm.
The family is sitting Shiva at 448 Sterling St.
Shacharis:
2 minyanim at 7am
2 minyanim at 8am
2 minyanim at 9am
Mincha:
2 minyanim at 6pm
2 minyanim at 7pm
2 minyanim at 8pm
(Friday 6 minyanim at 1:38 pm!)
Maariv:
6 minyanim b'zmano
7am to 1pm
3pm to 10pm
Till Wednesday Rosh Chodesh Tammuz after Shacharis.
Baruch Dayan Ha’emes.
Is he the kievman that had the watch store on Kingston Ave? In 1978, I was 11 years old with my father, in this small but packed store, choosing a watch for myself. The phone rang, it was from the hatzoloh base asking if he is available to attend an emergency. So he practically threw all the clients out of the store, locked up and ran off. It’s over 40 years now, and this is engraved in my mind, how he was ready to loose business and clients, to help a fellow Yid.
Y. T.
May he plead to Hashem to bring the GEULAH NOW and succeed!
Shiva is being observed at the Kievman residence 448 Sterling Street
*Shacharis:*
2 minyanim at 7am
2 minyanim at 8am
2 minyanim at 9am
*Mincha:*
2 minyanim at 6pm
2 minyanim at 7pm
2 minyanim at 8pm
(Friday 6 minyanim at 1:38 pm)
*Maariv:*
6 minyanim b’zmano
*Nichum Aveilim*
7am to 1pm
3pm to 10pm
Until Wednesday Rosh Chodesh Tammuz after Shacharis.
If anyone has memories of Mr. Kievman please do share, please do share. Thank you!
When I worked on 47th Street in the 80’s, he was a friendly face who greeted me and always had a beautiful vort to share.
*448 Sterling Street*
*Shacharis:*
2 minyanim at 7am
2 minyanim at 8am
2 minyanim at 9am
*Mincha:*
2 minyanim at 6pm
2 minyanim at 7pm
2 minyanim at 8pm
(Friday 6 minyanim at 1:38 pm)
*Maariv:*
6 minyanim b’zmano
*Nichum Aveilim*
7am to 1pm
3pm to 10pm
Till Wednesday Rosh Chodesh Tammuz after Shacharis.