Submitted: This Sunday marks the יאָרצײַט of the “Tzadik of Freehold ר’ אברהם יצחק ב”ר בצלאל.
Many have gone to his Kaver and Davened and have seen tremendous ישועות.
Directions to Kever: Freehold Hebrew Cemetery in Freehold, New Jersey is located along NJ-33 Business (which is a split-off of Rt-33) right before Cardigan Bay Lane behind the Freehold Raceway Mall. The cemetery is made up of a number of sections, among them: Freehold Hebrew Benefit Cemetery, Hebrew Benefit Society Cemetery, Freehold Jewish Cemetery, and Congregation Agudath Achim Cemetery: Location: Towards the middle of the cemetery.
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Iyh Goose will be there!
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Copied from ‘The Freehold Transcript’ Jan 18 1924
Abram Klugman Killed
Itinerant Religious Fanatic Hit by Train Soon After Leaving Here.
Abram Klugman, well known by the local Hebrew population as an ultra-religious man, and respected by all who knew him, was struck by the west bound Pennsylvania railroad passenger train that passes thru Freehold about 6 o’clock Sunday evenings last Sunday evening between Jamesburg and Day- ton and instantly killed. Members of the train crew first learned of the tragedy after the train had reached Trenton and blood was found on the pilot of the locomotive. Investigating. searchers found the mangled body be- side the railroad tracks.
Frank Rubenstein, a Centre street butcher, brought the remains to the Freehold synagogue Monday and there it remained until Wednesday, when funeral services were held, and interment was made in the local Hebrew burying ground. His parents, a son and a daughter, all living in New York, were located in time for them to attend the services, Klugman was 64 years old.
While Klugman was well known to local Hebrews, few knew his name or his history. He would come and go, conversing but little and asking alma of no one. When money or eatables were proffered him, he was wont to reply. “Give it to the Rabbis; I don’t need money; I live on bread and water and sleep in the woods.” Klugman is also known to have visited at Lake- wood frequently. There, as here, he would visit the synagogue and often spend the entire night in prayer. carried He with him various religions tracts, calendars and symbols and these he would offer to friendly Hebrews at nominal prices, but never would he accept gratuities.
Hebrews of Freehold recall having seen him in Freehold at intervals dur- Ing the past 12 years. He was at the local synagogue last Saturday and Sunday morning. Some time during the day he started to walk to Mon- mouth Junction. Klugman is said to have always walked to whatever destination he chose to seek, never using railroad trains and always declining invitations to ride in automobiles