YWN regrets to inform you of the Petirah of HaRav Avraham Reznik Z”L. He was 99.
The Niftar was likely the last of the “Alter Mirrer”, the title given to those who learned in the Mirrer Yeshiva in Poland, and who miraculously survived the hands of the Nazis YMS by fleeing with the entire Yeshiva through Kobe, Japan, and on to Shanghai, China.
The Niftar was born in Brisk, where he davened together with the Brisker Rov before the war. He then went to learn in Baranovitch, under Hagaon HaRav Elchonon Wasserman HY”D, before going to learn in the Mir.
Years ago, he was a Baal Tefilah on Yomom Norayim in the Mirrer Yeshiva in Brooklyn, and ran a catering business in Flatbush called Matamim Caterers for Parnassah, as he toiled in learning in all the spare time he had. He was an Adam Choshuv, and a tremendous Talmid Chochom.
The last number of years he resided by his son in South Fallsburg.
His children are Reb Nochum, Reb Chaim and Reb Aharon Z”L.
The Levaya will be held in Yeshiva of South Fallsburg today (Tuesday) at 3:00PM, and a Levaya at the Mirrer Yeshiva in Flatbush at 7:45. The Kevura will be in Eretz Yisroel.
Boruch Dayan HaaEmmes…
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His catering kitchen used to be on 16th and 44th st in Borough Park. Emunas Yisroel Shul is now on that property. I remember as a young girl my father always told us that he was a very ehrlich man.
Truly Historic moment. Of the 350 legendary tzadikim, who helped rebuild Torah post ww2, to their thousands of offspring – as long as he was alive part of them were alive. Now we all mourn! hard to imagine a world without any Alta Mirrer, whose faces shone for all to see. Shanghai Shel Maaloh is finally full. Rabbi Reznik was a huge Talmid Chochom, who was chavrusas for many years with fellow Mirrer R Velvel Durchin and R Aron Kreiser and was also the baal tefila in Mir for many years. Time for Moshiach. Yhi Zichro Boruch
Very special person
Baal Tefila par excellence and big Talmid Chochum if you met him you would think he was a Mashgiach or Maggid Shiur not running a catering buisness in Boro Park
To Yaapchik the store still exists .Matamin 4302 16th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11204 run by the nifters daughter in law