Box, Alms
Object number2012.93.1
Date1966
MediumMetal; Paint; Paper
Credit LineGift of Dov Bloom
DescriptionWhite, rectangular, metal box with paper label. Coin slot on top and hinged door with keyhole on the bottom.Dimensions1.5 x 3.5 x 4.5 in. (3.8 x 8.9 x 11.4 cm)InscriptionsPaper tag on the front reads: "KOLEL TZIDKAS YOSEF / IN / JERUSALEM / In Memory of the Sainted / Grand Rabbi Josef Leifer / PITTSBURGHER REBBE / In Behalf of His Righteousness, / May We Be Blessed and Guarded."
On right side reads: "When you move, please take box with you and notify office / 5807 Bartlett St. 421-5513 Pittsburgh, Pa. 15217".
Historical NotesPittsburgh Rebbe tzedakah box for collection of coins. Rabbi Josef Leifer was a renowned rabbi in Pittsburgh and a founder of a Hasidic dynasty. His son, Rabbi Avraham Leifer, established a Talmudical Academy in memory of his father. A community of Rabbi Avraham's followers, known as the Pittsburgh Village, formed around the school. Rabbi Leifer was known as the Pittsburgher Rebbe.
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Rabbi Josef Leifer
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