Manishewitz started in Cincinnati, tombstone in vandalized cemetery, arrived 1885-RC Dalfin 7-21-24

I'm here in the cemetery of bet Med haod in the kovale section in Cincinnati Ohio the Sunday the 15th of the Hebrew month tamuz year 5,784 the English dat July 21st 20124 today happens to be the yart side that anniversary day of passing of the great rabbi ra Ben thees the holy I'm standing in front of two large monuments the first one Rabbi Dove bear manevitz manevitz Matos man chev's wines here it is the founder right here buried in Cincinnati where it all started next to his wonderful wife haha manevitz Rabbi do be manevitz was born in 1856 in salant he was a student of the famous Musik the ethicist Rabbi Israel of salant RAB Israel salant in Hebrew RAB Israel salant he learned with him in ml Lithuania definitely a very good litvac and he came here to this country in8 November 1885 on a steamship now we're going to be going later to the uh steamship area it was on it was a stop the first stop when you crossed when you came over even before other cities was Cincinnati and that's why Cincinnati in the late 1800s was a major hub for Jews Orthodox Jews also reform Jews that were belong to started to go to the reform Temple but a lot of Jews came to Cincinnati and it was a real popular place because it was on the root of the steam ship anyway he founded the manevitz company in 1888 in Cincinnati Ohio he founded it first in a basement he had Bakers and they made kosher Matos special for the Passover holiday and from that it became the world famous man of sheev's company he was married to the daughter of R mayor Rosen of meml her name was haa Nesha was buried right here you imagine 1888 2024 100 almost 150 years 150 years that this company is in existence because of this individual right here what does that show you my friends it shows you that you begin with humble beginnings and you stick to your guns as a Jew to the Torah you don't deviate and then my friend Bennett here and myself are here on a Sunday morning overcast Cincinnati celebrating the special persons special people husband and wife that's it friends take a look at it now may God help that their souls be blessed and they already bring good things to their family their great grandchildren and maybe even great great grandchildren to continue in the way of the founders Orthodox Jews Jews who kept to the Torah not deviating being strong cuz that's the only thing that's going to keep us going keeping that Torah God bless you all