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Chapter VI

Resting Places

Beth Moses, Beth David, Lakeside Memorial Park and Har HaMenuchot

New York · Florida · Jerusalem

Resting Places

Beth Moses, Beth David, Lakeside Memorial Park and Har HaMenuchot

David Brecher and his sons Eugene and Alex rest side by side in Beth Moses Cemetery, West Babylon, Long Island, in the plot of Congregation Yetev Lev D’Satmar — Section 2, Block 18, Row 6: David in Grave 18, Eugene in Grave 17 and Alex in Grave 16, as the cemetery’s own burial register records; Alex’s son Meir rests in the same cemetery, in another section. Esther Brecher, her daughter Lucy and son-in-law Paul Friedman, and Anne’s parents Elias and Malka Wahrsager rest in Lakeside Memorial Park, Florida. Samuel and Rose Eilender rest in Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, New York. Yehuda Aryeh Brecher is buried on Har HaMenuchot in Jerusalem, and Freidy’s husband Chaim Shaul Schondorf in Wellwood Cemetery, West Babylon. The stones of Alex and Anne are reproduced in Part I.

R’ Yosef ben R’ Dovid HaKohen Brecher — Eugene — who died 15 Cheshvan 5722 (26 October 1961). Beth Moses Cemetery, West Babylon, New York, beside his father and
Confirmed R’ Yosef ben R’ Dovid HaKohen Brecher — Eugene — who died 15 Cheshvan 5722 (26 October 1961). Beth Moses Cemetery, West Babylon, New York, beside his father and his brother Alex.Family collection
Esther Sheindel bat Yaakov Tzvi, wife of R’ Dovid HaKohen Brecher, who died on the Sabbath of Chayei Sarah, 22 Cheshvan 5741 (1 November 1980). Lakeside Memoria
Confirmed Esther Sheindel bat Yaakov Tzvi, wife of R’ Dovid HaKohen Brecher, who died on the Sabbath of Chayei Sarah, 22 Cheshvan 5741 (1 November 1980). Lakeside Memorial Park, Florida.Family collection
Esther Brecher’s bronze marker, 1887–1980. Lakeside Memorial Park.
Confirmed Esther Brecher’s bronze marker, 1887–1980. Lakeside Memorial Park.Family collection
Shifra Chana bat R’ Dovid HaKohen, wife of Pinchas Shalom Friedman — Lucy Friedman née Brecher — died 22 December 1984. Lakeside Memorial Park.
Confirmed Shifra Chana bat R’ Dovid HaKohen, wife of Pinchas Shalom Friedman — Lucy Friedman née Brecher — died 22 December 1984. Lakeside Memorial Park.Family collection
Pinchas Shalom ben Yosef Efraim Friedman — Paul Friedman, Lucy’s husband — who died on the eve of the Sabbath, 24 Nisan 5743 (April 1983). Lakeside Memorial Par
Confirmed Pinchas Shalom ben Yosef Efraim Friedman — Paul Friedman, Lucy’s husband — who died on the eve of the Sabbath, 24 Nisan 5743 (April 1983). Lakeside Memorial Park.Family collection
Yechiel Mechel ben R’ Dovid HaKohen — Nicholas Brecher — 21 November 1915 to 18 October 2014. He served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945.
Confirmed Yechiel Mechel ben R’ Dovid HaKohen — Nicholas Brecher — 21 November 1915 to 18 October 2014. He served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945.Family collection
Elisha son of R’ Gavriel HaKohen Wahrsager — Elias Wahrsager — died 17 Kislev 5715 (11 December 1954). Lakeside Memorial Park.
Confirmed Elisha son of R’ Gavriel HaKohen Wahrsager — Elias Wahrsager — died 17 Kislev 5715 (11 December 1954). Lakeside Memorial Park.Family collection
Malka bat Aryeh Leib, wife of Elisha Wahrsager, died 3 Tammuz 5723 (25 June 1963). Lakeside Memorial Park.
Confirmed Malka bat Aryeh Leib, wife of Elisha Wahrsager, died 3 Tammuz 5723 (25 June 1963). Lakeside Memorial Park.Family collection
Malka Wahrsager’s gravestone (detail): 3 Tammuz 5723, that is 25 June 1963.
Confirmed Malka Wahrsager’s gravestone (detail): 3 Tammuz 5723, that is 25 June 1963.Gravestone; New York State death index
The family row at Lakeside Memorial Park, Florida: Malka Wahrsager, Paul and Lucy Friedman, and Elias Wahrsager.
Confirmed The family row at Lakeside Memorial Park, Florida: Malka Wahrsager, Paul and Lucy Friedman, and Elias Wahrsager.Family collection
Samuel Eilender, husband of Rosa Brecher, 1880–1937. Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, New York.
Confirmed Samuel Eilender, husband of Rosa Brecher, 1880–1937. Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, New York.Find a Grave, memorial 245798842
R’ Meir ben R’ Shimshon HaKohen Brecher — Meir (Myron), son of Alex and Anne — who died 9 Tevet 5780 (5/6 January 2020). Beth Moses Cemetery, West Babylon, New
Confirmed R’ Meir ben R’ Shimshon HaKohen Brecher — Meir (Myron), son of Alex and Anne — who died 9 Tevet 5780 (5/6 January 2020). Beth Moses Cemetery, West Babylon, New York, Section 2, Block 21, Row 12, Grave 10 (Brotherhood of America plot).Family collection
R’ Yehuda Aryeh ben R’ Shimshon HaKohen Brecher, son of Alex and Anne, died 17 Kislev 5772 (13 December 2011). Har HaMenuchot, Jerusalem.
Confirmed R’ Yehuda Aryeh ben R’ Shimshon HaKohen Brecher, son of Alex and Anne, died 17 Kislev 5772 (13 December 2011). Har HaMenuchot, Jerusalem.Family collection
The gravestone of Chaim Shaul Schondorf, son of Elazar HaLevi, husband of Freidy Brecher, who died on Simchat Torah, 23 Tishrei 5771 (1 October 2010). Wellwood
Confirmed The gravestone of Chaim Shaul Schondorf, son of Elazar HaLevi, husband of Freidy Brecher, who died on Simchat Torah, 23 Tishrei 5771 (1 October 2010). Wellwood Cemetery, West Babylon, New York.Find a Grave, memorial 245098163; Wellwood Cemetery records
A printed dedication by her grandson in Likutei Perushei HaRishonim (1981), in memory of his grandmother Esther Sheindel, daughter of R’ Zvi, of the Brecher fam
Confirmed A printed dedication by her grandson in Likutei Perushei HaRishonim (1981), in memory of his grandmother Esther Sheindel, daughter of R’ Zvi, of the Brecher family, who died on 22 Cheshvan 5741 (1 November 1980).Likutei Perushei HaRishonim, 1981, dedication page

Emigrants from Bănila pe Ceremuș (Banila on the Cheremosh, most likely, not the rabbi’s Banila on the Siret) and its neighbouring village of Ispas bought their own burial plot on Long Island, under the name of the First Banilla–Ispaser Bukowiner society. One Brecher lies there: Mae (Mina) Brecher, daughter of Yeshaya HaKohen, 1903–1989. Where she belongs in the family is not yet known.

The gate of the plot of the First Banilla–Ispaser Bukowiner society — the burial society of emigrants from Banila and its neighbour Ispas — at Wellwood Cemetery
Confirmed The gate of the plot of the First Banilla–Ispaser Bukowiner society — the burial society of emigrants from Banila and its neighbour Ispas — at Wellwood Cemetery, Long Island.Wellwood Cemetery, West Babylon, New York (photograph via Find a Grave)
The stone of Mae (Mina) Brecher, daughter of Yeshaya HaKohen, 25 December 1903 – 8 October 1989, in the Banilla–Ispaser society plot at Wellwood Cemetery.
Likely The stone of Mae (Mina) Brecher, daughter of Yeshaya HaKohen, 25 December 1903 – 8 October 1989, in the Banilla–Ispaser society plot at Wellwood Cemetery.Find a Grave memorial 253499656; Wellwood Cemetery register, interment W60999

Records found since the book

Sources for this chapter (11)
  1. Family collection
  2. Gravestone; New York State death index
  3. Find a Grave, memorial 245798842
  4. Find a Grave, memorial 245098163; Wellwood Cemetery records
  5. Likutei Perushei HaRishonim, 1981, dedication page
  6. Wellwood Cemetery, West Babylon, New York (photograph via Find a Grave)
  7. Find a Grave memorial 253499656; Wellwood Cemetery register, interment W60999
  8. Find a Grave memorials 126944465, 126944464, 158155543, 158155549, 279681403, 279681399
  9. Wellwood–Beth Moses Cemetery interment search (https://wellwoodbethmoses.com/search/), read 22 Oct 2026 and again 24 Oct 2026
  10. obituary; 1950 census; Young Israel Congregation (Surfside/Bal Harbour) newsletter
  11. New York City death certificate, Kings County, 1948, no. 14036 (NYC Municipal Archives)

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