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We regret to inform you of the passing of Reb Shimshon Pattashnik, z”l, the longtime shammas of Congregation Beth Israel on 11th Avenue Shul. He was a longtime Boro Park resident and left this world at the age of 94. 

The niftar hailed from a Lubavitcher family in Baltimore, and his father was a Rov in the community. Reb Shimshon attained semicha in Yeshivas Ner Yisroel, and became a Rov in an out of town community. 

He came to Boro Park for the chinch  his children, and soon assumed the position of shammas at Congregation Beth Israel. 

Rav Pesach Korb, the longtime Rov of the shul, describes a personality who did his work with great devotion and care. “He was a Talmid chochom, and a ba’al middos,” he said. “And his word was a word.”  

Reb Shimshon was deeply beloved by all the members of the congregation, and was part of all their simchos and other occasions. 

His passing is a sad loss for this kehillah and for the Boro Park community in general. 

The levaya will take place at Shomrei Hadas at 11:30 Wednesday morning, and he will be laid to rest on Old Montefiore Cemetery.   

Yehi zichro baruch.