Pnei Yehoshua Tombstone Pnei Yehoshua Sefer Pnei Yehoshua Story

ר' יעקב יהושע פאלק - בעל פני יהושע
Rabbi Jacob Joshua Falk - author of the Pnei Yehoshua


    Born in Krakow around 1680, he was Rabbi in the towns of Tarlow & Lisko and later in the cities of Lemberg (Lviv) & Berlin. He is noted for his commentary on the Talmud and the Tur Choshen Mishpat.

    Rabbi Falk's descendants are being researched by a variety of different people. See the Research Page for more detail.

    Rabbi Yissochor Marmorstein of London, England mentioned that there is a lot of information in Ateres Yehoshua by Dovid Aryeh Leib Tzintz (reprinted NY 5742), but it has no name index, so it means looking through many pages of small print to see if there is anything on the families you are looking for.

    URL ~ Wikipedia Page

    URL ~ Pnei Yehoshua Genealogy Research

    Bnei Yissoschur Tombstone Bnei Yissoschur Sefer Bnei Yissoschur Biography Bnei Yissoschur Story

    ר' צבי אלימלך שפירא מדינוב - בעל בני יששכר
    Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech of Dinov - author of the Bnei Yissoschar


      Known as Reb Hersh Mylech, he founded a Chassidic dynasty and authored at least 24 seforim (books) in his short lifespan (1783 - 1841). His father was Pesach Langsam and his mother was a niece of the Rebbe Reb Mylech - the Noam Elimelech.

      Rabbi Spira's descendants are being researched by Moishe Miller of Brooklyn, NY.

      URL ~ הרבי ר׳ צבי אלימלך מדינוב: זכותו יגן עלינו : בעל ״בני יששכר״ : פרקי חייו ומשנתו, נתן אורטנר

      URL ~ Family Tree of the Bnei Yissoschur

      Biblical Tree

      Biblical Tree


        Biblical Tree

        URL ~ Biblical Tree

        Codex Judaica Dor L'Dor

        Codex Judaica


          Chronological Index of Jewish History by Mattis Kantor

          URL ~ Codex Judaica (20 mb)

          Dor L'Dor by Ephraim Waxman

          URL ~ Dor L'Dor on Amazon