Interviews

My name is Eliezer Zev ben Moshe Yaakov Litenatsky. I was one of the early Talmidim of Tomchei Tmimim in Montreal which was led by the original Shluchim sent by the the Previous Lubavitcher...

Interview with Mr. Earl and Mrs. Lessy Kimmel Mrs. Kimmel: My maiden name was Ashkenai, which I guess explains my connection to Rabbi Kramer. I was quite young around 12 years of age, when...

Rabbi Kramer, the driving force responsible for the growth of Lubavitch in Montreal As I’ve seen Montreal grow and develop within the Jewish community, one of the most amazing developments was of course the...

My name is Irwin Cotler. I’m the son of Nat and Fay Cotler z”l of blessed memory. I mention them because that’s really who I am, and all the good that I have I...

My name is Edna Pleskin, and I am a friend of the Kramer family, or rather, the family is a friend of mine. We go back a very long time. When I became engaged,...

My name is Pesach Nusbaum. I was born in Montreal and have lived here my whole life. I was educated here and came in contact with Lubavitch in the 1970s. Rabbi Kramer together with...

My father Jack Teitolman was very closely associated with Rabbi Kramer and worked hard for the Rabbinical College for many years. My father was the President of the Rabbinical College and this entailed a...

1. *Nine Bochrim arrive I remember it was an Erev Shabbos when the group of nine bochrim sent by the *Frierdiker Rebbe came to Montreal. Rabbi Kramer was the one in charge, he was...

I am Yossi Portnoy a former student of the Lubavitcher Yeshiva going back to the mid forties and fifties when I attended the elementary school. At that time, Rabbi Leib Kramer was the director...