Rabbi Nosson Nata Zvi Finkel ( the Alter/saba of Slabodka

Birth:
1849
Rasin, Raseiniai ,Lithuania
Death:
February 01, 1927
Jerusalem

Rav Moshe Reuven Finkel

Birth:
1884
Kelm?, Kelm? District Municipality, Šiauliai County, Lithuania
Death:
October 05, 1925
Hebron
Immediate Family:
Son of Rabbi Nosson Nata Zvi Finkel ( the Alter/saba of Slabodka and Gittel Finkel

Gittel Finkel (Wolpert)
Birth:
1857
Kelm?, Kelm? district municipality, Šiauliai County, Lithuania
Death:
March 03, 1930
Jerusalem
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Reb Meir Nosel Wolpert and Rivka Bashis Wolpert
Wife of Rabbi Nosson Nata Zvi Finkel ( the Alter/saba of Slabodka
Mother of Avraham Samuel Finkel; Sara Liba Platchinski; Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Finkel, Rosh Yeshiva Mir; Rav Moshe Finkel; Shimon Reuven Finkel and 1 other
Sister of Yosef Zev Wolpert; Yehuda Wolpert; Sheina Gute Wolpert and Moishe Ziv Wolpert

Mariasha Guttel Sher (nee Finkel)

Birth:
1881
Kelm, Šiauliai County, Lithuania
Death:
July 01, 1959
Bnei Brak,

Daughter of Rabbi Nosson Nata Zvi Finkel ( the Alter/saba of Slabodka and Gittel Finkel
Wife of Rabbi Yizhak Aizik Haim Sher
Mother of Chaya Miriam Shulman and Rabbi Yosi (Yosef) Sher
Sister of Avraham Samuel Finkel; Sara Liba Platchinski; Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Finkel, Rosh Yeshiva Mir; Rav Moshe Finkel and Shimon Reuven Finkel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosson_Tzvi_Finkel_(Slabodka)

Nosson Tzvi Finkel (1849 in Raseiniai, Russian Empire – 1927 in the British Mandate of Palestine), also known as Nota Hirsch or Natan Tzvi Finkel, was an influential leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe and founder of the Slabodka yeshiva, in the town of Vilijampol? (a suburb of Kaunas). He is also known by the Yiddish appellation der Alter ("the Elder") and as the Alter of Slabodka. Many of his pupils were to become major leaders of Orthodox Judaism in the USA and Israel.
Early years
Finkel was orphaned at an early age, and not much is known about his formative years. At a young age, he went to study at the Kelm? Talmud Torah under Rabbi Simcha Zissel Ziv, "the Alter of Kelm?."
Philosophical approach
Despite his influence, he was an intensely private person. Yet, he personally oversaw the complete student body of the yeshiva.
His motto was summed up in the words Gadlus HaAdam ("Greatness of Man"). He stressed the need for mussar (ethics), using works such as those of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, polishing the character traits of his students so that they would aspire to become gedolim - "great ones" in all areas of both scholarship, and personal ethics .
He spent ten out of every twelve months with his students full-time, only returning to his wife for the Jewish holidays. He had special agents that would keep an eye out all over Europe for teenagers with an aptitude for both scholarship and leadership, recruiting them and bringing them back to Slobodka. He attained unusual success, and his students subsequently reflected that he was a master of the human psyche and knew just which psychological buttons to press to give direction to his students' lives.
He would monitor the extracurricular behavior of students judging their character faults and strengths. He was responsible for deciding which boys would share rooms together, weighing the strengths of one against the other. Some were chosen to be his personal assistants. He stressed the importance of outer appearance and the need for neatness and cleanliness. He did not want the image of the poor, tattered, down-trodden yeshiva bochur (yeshiva student) to be associated with the alumni of his institution. The rabbinical and Talmudical graduates of the Slobodka Yeshiva tried to live up to a higher code of dress and deportment, to the point of being accused of being dandies.
He would send teams of his trained prized pupils to places that needed a boost in religious observance and learning of Torah. His own son, Eliezer Yehudah (Leizer Yudel) Finkel eventually became the head of the far older Mir yeshiva, eventually leading it all the way to Jerusalem where it is today the largest post-high school yeshiva in the world with thousands of students.
Opposition
His main opponents in the "yeshiva world" were first and foremost Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik and as a result the Brisk yeshivas, who were adamantly opposed to any changes in what they believed to be the time-tested ways of yeshiva education. To this day, their yeshivos, based mainly in Jerusalem today, do not teach mussar (ethics) as a separate curriculum, but focus on pure Talmud study.
Finkel's opponents argued that the pure focus on the Talmud would automatically create greatness in both scholarship and ethics. But Finkel believed that, while this might have been true in previous generations, the modern age was different. In his view, too many new enticing secular ideologies, such as Socialism and Zionism and the very real lure of atheism in universities, were becoming a replacement for traditional Judaism for many young Jews. He was determined to prove that what he had to offer was more appealing than anything the outside world could offer.
Land of Israel
Finkel staged one of the most dramatic moves in the history of yeshivos. In the 1920s he decided to create a branch of his yeshiva in the Land of Israel, together with the dean Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Epstein, setting it up in Hebron and sending waves of hand-picked students there, culminating with his own permanent aliyah, "going up", to the Holy Land two years before his passing.
In the region of Palestine he founded his own institution in the town of Hebron called Knesses Yisroel - "Gathering of Israel", which moved to Jerusalem following the massacre of Jews during the 1929 Palestine riots in which many of the yeshiva students perished. This yeshiva today, Yeshivas Chevron in Jerusalem, has about a thousand students and is one of the most prestigious Lithuanian yeshivohs in Israel.
Influence
During his lifetime, he molded many who would eventually become the heads (roshei yeshiva) of most of the so-called Lithuanian-style yeshivas that were established in the United States and Israel during the 20th century, and which continue to grow dramatically in the 21st century. Some of the more famous students are:
Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Finkel (son of the Alter) of the Mirrer Yeshiva in Mir and Jerusalem, Israel
Rabbi Yitzchok Hutner of Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin of Brooklyn, New York
Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas in Brooklyn, New York
Rabbi Avrohom Eliyahu Kaplan of Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary in Berlin, Germany
Rabbi Aaron Kotler, of Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, New Jersey
Rabbi Dovid Leibowitz of Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim: Rabbinical Seminary of America in Queens
Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman of Yeshivas Ner Yisroel in Baltimore, Maryland
Rabbi Yechezkel Sarna, head of Chevron Yeshiva, Jerusalem, Israel
Rabbi Isaac Sher, head of the Slabodka Yeshiva of Bnei Brak, Israel
Rabbi Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg of Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary in Berlin, Germany
The Alter did not author any books or essays personally, but some of his ethical discourses were published under the name Ohr HaTzafun - "The Hidden Light", (also meaning "The Light of the Hidden (One)"). The word Ha-Tz[a]-F[u]-N also being the four initials of his name, but not in order ("Hirsh-Tzvi-Finkel-Nota"). The title alludes to the hidden and mysterious nature of its subject, as he used to sign his name as Hatzafun.

FI send you some pictures of Finkel’s .
 
 
 

Hirsh Finkel

back  side of the picture

Libsha and Yitzhak

Tzilya ( my grandmother)

Ella and Libsha

Yitzhak, (I don’t know who  is this lady)

Sheina (my father’s step mother) We call her  Sonya. Submitted by  Liza, granddaughter of Zila Finkel ( sister of 
Finkel) Lizawas born in the Soviet Union. She is in touch with the sons of
Uri Finkel. Liza lives in the U.S 

FINKEL Uri - writer, literature expert and publicist was born in
Rakov, Minsk District in 1896, he passed away in Minsk in 1957. in the
Russian it said
At the end of the war Finkel corresponded (taking great risks as a
resident of the Soviet Union) with his relatives in Erets Israel among
his relatives in Israel was his cousin Avraham Even Shushan nee
Rozenstein
click here;
http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/rakov/rkv_pages/rakov_stories_uri_finkel.html
 Liza, granddaughter of Zila Finkel ( sister of Uri
Finkel) was born in the Soviet Union. She is in touch with the sons of
Uri Finkel. Liza lives in the UJ.S now her email is
l_kozlov@yahoo.com
please let me know if you received it so I could write more information,
Eilat
I am adding all the Yad Vashem reports for your Finkel family;
Finkel Shleime Hirsh
Shleime Finkel was born in 1870 to Sholom ( and Zvia? see report by
Zvia Even Shoshan). He was a ritual slaughterer. Prior to WWII he
lived in Rakow, Poland. During the war was in Rakow, Poland. Shleime
perished in Rakow, Poland. This information is based on a Page of
Testimony (displayed to the left) submitted by his grandson BERZON
Submitter's First Name VIKTOR
Zvia Even Shoshan wrote about her family in the Yizkor book for
Kurenets, to read go to;
http ://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/kurenets/kur106.html
The Even Shoshans were cousins of the Finkels. The son of Avraham and
Zvia Even Shoshan lives in Jerusalem, the daughter; in Tel Aviv.
Finkel was born in Rakov in 1870. He was a ritual slaughterer and
married to Avigal. During the war was in Rakov. He perished in 1942 in
Rakov at the age of 72. This information is based on a Page of
Testimony (displayed to the left) submitted by his grandson from
Russia

Jchak Finkel was born in Rakow, Poland in 1908 to Shlomo Hirsh and
Avigail. He was a teacher. Prior to WWII he lived in Rakow, Poland.
Jchak perished in 1943 in Rakow, Poland. This information is based on
a Page of Testimony (displayed to the left) submitted on 23/07/1955 by
his cousin Elka Cohen Razon in Tel Aviv.
Finkel Yitzkhak
Yitzkhak Finkel was born in 1914 to Hirsh. He was a teacher. Prior
to WWII he lived in Rakow, Poland. During the war was in Rakow,
Poland. Yitzkhak perished in Rakow, Poland. This information is based
on a Page of Testimony (displayed to the left) submitted by his
relative
Finkel Isaak
Isaak Finkel was born in Rakov in 1907 to Avigal. He was a
pharmacist. During the war was in Rakov. Isaak perished in 1942 in
Rakov at the age of 35. This information is based on a Page of
Testimony (displayed to the left) submitted by his nephew from Russia.

Finkel Lifcha
Lifcha Finkel was born in Rakow, Poland in 1910 to Shlomo Hirsh and
Avigail. She was a teacher and single. Prior to WWII she lived in
Rakow, Poland. During the war was in Rakow, Poland. Lifcha perished in
1943 in Rakow, Poland. This information is based on a Page of
Testimony (displayed to the left) submitted on 23/07/1955 by her
cousin.
Finkel Lifsa
Lifsa Finkel was born in 1912 to Shlomo Hirsh and Liba. She was a
housewife. Prior to WWII she lived in Rakow, Poland. During the war
was in Rakow, Poland. Lifsa perished in 1942 in Rakow, Poland at the
age of 30. This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed
to the left) submitted by her relative M. RUDOV
Finkel Liza
Liza Finkel was born in Rakov, Poland in 1912 to Avigal and Hirsh .
She was a pharmacist. Prior to WWII she lived in Rakov, Poland. During
the war was in Rakov, Poland. Liza perished in 1942 in Rakov, Poland
at the age of 30. This information is based on a Page of Testimony
(displayed to the left) submitted on 05/09/1994 by her nephew BERZON
Submitter's First Name VIKTOR

Finkel Avigail
Avigail Finkel was born in 1933 to Uri and Liba. She was a child.
Prior to WWII she lived in Minsk, Belorussia (USSR). During the war
was in Minsk, Belorussia (USSR). Avigail perished in 1942 in Rakow,
Poland at the age of 9. This information is based on a Page of
Testimony (displayed to the left) submitted by her cousin
M. RUDOV
Finkel Tzilya
Tzilya Finkel was born in Minsk, Belorussia (USSR) in 1930 to Uri
and Liba nee Kamenetzki. She was a child. Prior to WWII she lived in
Minsk, Belorussia (USSR). During the war was in Rakov. Tzilya perished
in 1942 in Rakov at the age of 12. This information is based on a Page
of Testimony (displayed to the left) submitted by her cousin from
Russia Submitter's Last Name BERZON
Submitter's First Name VIKTOR

Kagan Esther
Esther Kagan nee Finkel was born in Rakow, Poland to Shalom and
Tzvia. She was a housewife. Prior to WWII she lived in Kurzeniec,
Poland. Esther perished in 1942 in Kurzeniec, Poland. This information
is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed to the left) submitted on
19/09/1955 by her daughter Zvia Even Shoshan ( nee Kagan, wife of
Avraham Even Shoshan who was also a relative of the Finkels)
Finkel Elka
Elka Finkel was born in Rakow, Poland in 1906 to Shlomo Hirsh and
Avigail. She was single. Prior to WWII she lived in Rakow, Poland.
Elka perished in 1943 in Rakow, Poland. This information is based on a
Page of Testimony (displayed to the left) submitted on 23/07/1956 by
her cousin
Finkel Elka
Elka Finkel was born in 1916 to Hirsh. She was a teacher. Prior to
WWII she lived in Rakow, Poland. During the war was in Rakow, Poland.
Elka perished in 1942 in Rakow, Poland at the age of 26. This
information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed to the left)
submitted by her relative
Ela
Ela Finkel was born in Rakov in 1910 to Avigal and Hirsh. She was a
pharmacist. During the war was in Rakov. Ela perished in 1942 in Rakov
at the age of 32. This information is based on a Page of Testimony
(displayed to the left) submitted by her niece from Russia. BERZON
Submitter's First Name VIKTOR

Shlomo Hirsh Finkel was born in Rakov in 1870. He was a ritual
slaughterer and married to Avigal. During the war was in Rakov. He
perished in 1942 in Rakov at the age of 72. This information is based
on a Page of Testimony (displayed to the left) submitted by his
grandson from Russia Viktor Berzon

Finkel Haim
Haim Finkel was born in Rakow, Poland in 1924 to Fima and Gitel. He
was single. Prior to WWII he lived in Rakow, Poland. During the war
was in Rakow, Poland. Haim perished in the Shoah. This information is
based on a Page of Testimony (displayed to the left) submitted on
24/12/1956 by his aunt

Finkel Liba
Liba Finkel was born in Rokow, Poland in 1918 to Fima and Gitel. She
was single. Prior to WWII she lived in Rokow, Poland. During the war
was in Rokow, Poland. Liba perished in the Shoah. This information is
based on a Page of Testimony (displayed to the left) submitted on
24/12/1956 by her aunt Chaia Lipkovitz in Israel.

Finkel Gitl
Gitl Finkel was born in Wolozyn, Poland in 1880 to Moshe and Liba
Lavit. She was married to Fima. Prior to WWII she lived in Rokow,
Poland. During the war was in Rakow, Poland. Gitl perished in the
Shoah. This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed to
the left) submitted on 24/12/1956 by her sister
Finkel Jona
Jona Finkel was born in Rakow, Poland to Yaakov and Peshka. He was
married to Sara nee Stoler. Prior to WWII he lived in Rakow, Poland.
Jona perished in 1942 in the Shoah. This information is based on a
Page of Testimony (displayed to the left) submitted on 17/10/1956 by
his son Yehuda Finkel in Kiryat Shalom, Tel Aviv ( Shiler street,14)
Ginzburg Pola
Pola Ginzburg nee Finkel was born in Rakow, Poland in 1905 to Yona
and Sara. She was married. Prior to WWII she lived in Rakow, Poland.
During the war was in Rakow, Poland. Pola perished in 1942 in Rakow,
Poland. This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed to
the left) submitted on 17/10/1956 by her brother
Kagan Esther
Esther Kagan nee Finkel was born in Rakow, Poland to Shalom and
Tzvia. She was a housewife. Prior to WWII she lived in Kurzeniec,
Poland. Esther perished in 1942 in Kurzeniec, Poland. This information
is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed to the left) submitted on
19/09/1955 by her daughter

Finkel Abram
Abram Finkel was born in Rakow, Poland in 1914 to Yona and Sara. He
was married. Prior to WWII he lived in Rakow, Poland. During the war
was in Rakow, Poland. Abram perished in 1942 in Rakow, Poland. This
information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed to the left)
submitted on 17/10/1956 by his brother
Yehuda Finkel in Israel.
Finkel Avraham
Avraham Finkel was born in Rakow, Poland to Yona and Sara. Prior to
WWII he lived in Rakow, Poland. Avraham perished in 1943 in Rakow,
Poland at the age of 23. This information is based on a Page of
Testimony (displayed to the left) submitted on 15/07/1999 by Sara
Harduf in Kiryat Tivon ( there is a phone number)
Finkel David
David Finkel was born in Rakov, Poland to Yona and Sara. Prior to
WWII he lived in Rakov, Poland. David perished in 1942 in Rakov,
Poland at the age of 32. This information is based on a Page of
Testimony (displayed to the left) submitted on 15/07/1999 by Sara
Harduf from Israel
Finkel Ester
Ester Finkel was born in Rakow, Poland to David and Sara. She was a
child. Prior to WWII she lived in Rakow, Poland. Ester perished in
1942 in Rakow, Poland. This information is based on a Page of
Testimony (displayed to the left) submitted on 15/02/1999 by Sara
Harduf
Finkel Binja
Binja Finkel was born in Rebow, Poland to David and Sara. She was a
child. Prior to WWII she lived in Rebow, Poland. Binja perished in
1942 in Rebow, Poland. This information is based on a Page of
Testimony (displayed to the left) submitted on 15/02/1999 by Sara
Harduf

Ginsburg Pesia*
Pesia Ginsburg nee Finkel was born in Rakow, Poland to Yona. Prior
to WWII she lived in Rakow, Poland. Pesia perished in 1942 in Rakow,
Poland at the age of 28. This information is based on a Page of
Testimony (displayed to the left) submitted on 15/07/1999 by Sara
Harduf
Ginsburg Tzvi
Tzvi Ginsburg was born in Rakow, Poland to Pesia nee Finkel. He was
a child. Tzvi perished in 1942 in Rakow, Poland. This information is
based on a Page of Testimony (displayed to the left) submitted on
15/07/1999 by Sara Harduf
Finkel Lieba
Lieba Finkel was born in Rakow, Poland in 1916. She was married to
Avraham. Prior to WWII she lived in Rakow, Poland. During the war was
in Rakow, Poland. Lieba perished in 1942 in Rakow, Poland. This
information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed to the left)
submitted on 27/11/1956 by her brother-in-law
Yehuda Finkel in Israel.
Finkel Battia
Battia Finkel was born in Rakow, Poland in 1907. She was married to
Leib. Prior to WWII she lived in Rakow, Poland. During the war was in
Rakow, Poland. Battia perished in 1942 in Rakow, Poland. This
information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed to the left)
submitted on 27/11/1956 by her brother-in-law Yehuda Finkel.
Finkel Sara
Sara Finkel was born in Rokow, Poland to Bentzion. She was married
to Yona. Prior to WWII she lived in Rokow, Poland. Sara perished in
1942 in the Shoah. This information is based on a Page of Testimony
(displayed to the left) submitted on 17/10/1956 by her son Yehuda
Finkel of Kiryat Shalom, Tel Aviv..

Finkel Sara
Sara Finkel was born in Rakow, Poland in 1902 to Shmariahu and
Khasia. She was married to David. Prior to WWII she lived in Rakow,
Poland. During the war was in Rakow, Poland. Sara perished in 1942 in
Rakow, Poland. This information is based on a Page of Testimony
(displayed to the left) submitted on 17/10/1956 by her brother-in-law.
Yehuda Finkel.
Finkel Shalom
Shalom Finkel was born in Rakow, Poland in 1918 to Faivel and Gitel.
He was a carpenter and single. Prior to WWII he lived in Rakow,
Poland. During the war was in Rakow, Poland. Shalom perished in 1942
in Rakow. This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed
to the left) submitted on 27/11/1956 by his cousin Yehuda Finkel
Finkel Abram
Abram Finkel was born in Rakow, Poland in 1914 to Yona and Sara. He
was married. Prior to WWII he lived in Rakow, Poland. During the war
was in Rakow, Poland. Abram perished in 1942 in Rakow, Poland. This
information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed to the left)
submitted on 17/10/1956 by his brother

Finkel Lawa
Lawa Finkel was born in Rakow, Poland in 1906 to Yona and Sara. He
was married to Batia. Prior to WWII he lived in Rakow, Poland. During
the war was in Rakow, Poland. Lawa perished in 1942 in Rakow, Poland.
This information is based on a Page of Testimony (displayed to the
left) submitted on 17/10/1956 by his brother