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Olaszliszka[edit]

Hi there! I have moved information of the Liske dynasty to Liske (Hasidic dynasty), the more appropriate place for it. The rest of the info on the Olaszliszka page needs serious rewording to make it encyclopedic. It currently reads like a write up in the Jewish Observer! Chesdovi 10:27, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Duvid Bazler[edit]

Cnstantsa, Rumania: 14 Av, 5704 (3 August, 1944) - Three boats were docked at the Constantsa port – three old, dilapidated cargo ships that had once valiantly traversed the seas. Now woefully outdated, they floated patiently, waiting to begin yet another mission. But what mission could they possibly be expected to carry out? Surely these decrepit, neglected vessels would not be entrusted with transporting precious Rumanian soldiers to battle. And what fool would risk loading these inadequate excuses for ships with valuable ammunition? No, these three boats were going to be used for something of lesser importance. They were only going to carry over one thousand Jews to Palestine.

Most were young Rumanians. Others were refugees – Jews who had endured the horrors of Poland, Hungary, and other countries. They were eager to distance themselves from the bloodbath of Europe, and so, with hopeful eyes, they looked across the waters for an end to their wanderings. And they hoped that end would begin in Palestine.

Waiting on the shore, watching the tall sails wave gently in the mild summer breeze, was a middle aged lad about in his forties, named: Duvid Bazler; about to embark on a difficult journey without the comfort of family, alone and more than a little afraid like all much of the others, waiting at the dock tempered their fear with anticipation, with the belief that they were on their way to brighter, safer shores. The name of each vessel was lettered in chipping paint across its sideboard. First and most seaworthy, the Marina, had quickly reached its 300-passenger capacity, the second, the Mefkura, could hold only 350, and it was still taking passengers, and as R` Duvid realized that there would be no room for him he squeezed past the line and found himself on the Mefkura. The present Bobover rebbi, R` Naftuli Halberstam managed to be one of the 410-passengers on the third and last ship, the Bulbul, he found himself among a number of friends. Everything was behind them now; they must look towards the future.

R` Duvid peered over his shoulder, as if to bid farewell to the Europe that had been so cruel to him. Then gazing up at the frayed sails of a ship which was not even motor driven. R` Duvid welcomed the journey that would carry him away from those hateful shores.

"Anchors aweigh!" the sailors shouted to one another.

As the sun rose higher in the sky, three ships began their race toward freedom. From the start, the Marina sped far ahead of the other two and was soon a speck on the horizon. The Mefkura sailed on a steady course, slightly ahead of the lagging Bulbul who despite the brave efforts of the sailors dashing fore and aft, adjusting and readjusting the flagging sails, the Bulbul lumbered along, losing speed with every passing wave.

Somehow they kept afloat and by Friday night the refugees found themselves in calm waters several miles from German-occupied Bulgaria. Each of the weary seasick passengers retired to a room, a corner, a cushion, to try to sleep the night away. Perhaps by morning, the Mefkura would figure out how to sail swiftly.

At 1:00 A.M., about midnight, three German boats pulled up alongside the Mefkura. Without any warning or provocation, the Germans torpedoed the ship. Then purposefully, relentlessly, and in cold blood, they machine-gunned passengers like hunters at target practice. Some of the terrified travelers decided to jump overboard, hoping to save themselves by swimming to safety. But the Germans had prepared a diabolical way foiling these plans. They set loose killer dogs in the water, highly trained to swim and kill, to scout for any escapees. The dogs sniffed through the debris, found their prey, and ripped them apart with their sharp teeth. And then, to make sure the job was completed, the Nazis set fire to the remainder of the ship and watched it burn. When morning finally dawned and they were satisfied that nothing remained beneath the smoldering ashes, they turned and sailed back to Bulgaria.

At about the same time, at 1:00 o'clock A.M., shrieks and screams summoned the passengers of the Bulbul to the deck of their ship. Several miles away, the sea was aflame, tongues of orange demons lapped the air hungrily, and illuminating the midnight sky with their shooting sparks.

"The Germans," screamed one of the women, "they have found us!"

"Don't get hysterical," a man answered her brusquely. "Maybe it's just a gasoline spill."

"...or the Germans could be practicing maneuvers..."

"...a plane may have crashed..."

The wild speculations, though, could not blot out the very real possibility that one of their ships was on fire and that theirs might be next. Meanwhile, the fire at sea continued to blaze. For over an hour, the inferno lit the dark sky until finally subsiding into a dull glow. The passengers of the Bulbul waited, davening, crying, hoping against hope that Hashem would spare their ship.

Gradually, the sleepless night on the Bulbul ended and the sky exchanged its deep velvety blue for pale pink. The tip of an orange ball appeared over the horizon, majestically surfacing from the edge of the water. Taking advantage of the improved visibility, the passengers peered through telescopes, hoping to bridge the distance between their ship and the scene of the fire.

"I cannot believe it!" exclaimed a young man.

"What... what?" others beseeched him, itching to have a glimpse of their own.

"There are three German ships where the fire was last night. And the ships are now sailing towards..." he peered through his binoculars once more, not trusting his eyes, "Bulgaria!"

"Are you sure?"

"Why would they do that? If we can see them. Surely they can see us..."

The man lifted the instrument to his eyes once more and watched the three ships sail further and further away until he could no longer see them. Turning to the crowd that had gathered, he whispered in wonder. "They are gone."

A sigh of relief rippled through the passengers. Gone. The Germans had left. For some inexplicable reason they had not been interested in the Bulbul and its escaping Jews.

With trepidation, the Bulbul sailed forward toward the scene of the fire, passengers crowding the rails for a better view. The beauty of sparkling sunlight glancing off the calm, blue waters belied the travesty that greeted their eyes. Wooden planks, tattered sails, doors, poles, suitcases, clothing, food, and most horrifying, a body was still floating in the peaceful waves. The Mefkura had been destroyed.

Not one passenger spoke, but each was remembering the horrors he thought he had left behind. Each was thinking how easily he could have boarded the other ship instead. And, in his own way, each one was thanking Hashem for sparing him.

After the paralysis of shock wore off, many turned away from the grisly sight, weeping softly. Others staunchly scanned the debris, hoping to find a survivor. Over three hundred and fifty people had been on the ship. Was it possible that none had survived? We Know that R` Duvid survived but were is he?

"Wait!" a boy called excitedly, "I hear a shout."

The sailors rushed in the direction of the voice, searching, listening. Suddenly, they saw him. A man swimming for his life, struggling to keep afloat. Tossing a life preserver overboard, they quickly hoisted him onto the deck of the Bulbul. Several minutes later, someone else appeared, a woman, due to give birth any day, was clutching a plank of wood, her two-year-old baby clinging to her back. Amid shouts of encouragement, she too was hauled onto the Bulbul. The woman gave birth to a child two days later while still aboard the ship. She named the child Bulbul.

In the distance they could see a seventeen-year-old girl swimming towards them. As they neared each other, one of the men tossed a life preserver into the water. Determination in her eyes, the girl lurched forward, reaching for the precious tube... and promptly flipped over, disappearing beneath the churning waves. All stared in disbelief, praying that she would resurface and they would have another chance to save her. But nothing rose to the surface, not even bubbles.

"Mi yichyeh i-mi yumis" – on Yom Kippur, Hashem decides who will live and who will die. And if it means that an expectant woman, with her child clinging to her, should survive such an ordeal, she will, while a healthy seventeen-year-old will not. So is the will of Hashem.

Eventually, five more found their way onto the Bulbul. Of the 350 Mefkura passengers, eight had survived: five Jews and three gentile sailors. Traumatized and exhausted, they slumbered heavily until at last they could piece together their story.

The passengers of the Bulbul listened, stunned. Why had the Germans only attacked the Mefkura? Why was the Bulbul spared? Speculations flew back and forth. And were was R` Duvid? He was not yet found.

Most agreed that the Red Cross flag waiving atop the ship had saved them. The Youth Aliyah Committee had paid dearly for it. Since, at that time, the Germans relied heavily on aid from the International Red Cross, the flag was a shield of protection. Although the Mefkura also had displayed a Red Cross flag, the Germans probably reasoned that at night, no one would ever discover that they had bombed a Red Cross ship. The first vessel of the trio, the Marina, had passed the Bulgarian watch in broad daylight, so the Germans did not dare attack, and by the time they had finished with the Mefkura, morning had again dawned, and so they made a quiet retreat, leaving the Bulbul untouched.

Many years later, the truth was revealed. The Germans had not been interested in expending so much effort on exterminating a shipload of Jews. No, their motivation had been purely a military one. The Zionist office, who had organized the ships, had issued two polish spies passage on the Mefkura. These spies were British agents carrying back sensitive information that the Germans did not want the Allies to receive. Once the Germans had identified which ship was the Mefkura. They only attacked that one.

Several personal accounts support this explanation, especially that of Mrs. Einhorn of Budapest. She lost her son Lipa on the ship and she demanded restitution from the Germans after the war. The Germans refused, saying that the Mefkura was sunk for political reasons and not as an anti-Semitic gesture.

The Youth Aliyah Committee upon hearing the news that one of their ships had been sunk, they quickly cabled the Red Cross headquarters in Britain, who immediately dispatched an Red Cross oil tanker which was heading to back to its base in Great Britain had happened to be a few miles away of the attack, to locate the site of "their" torpedoed ship and investigate. The oil tanker followed orders and turned its direction toward the spot, but suddenly in mid ocean they spotted a person swimming for his life, soaking wet, hungry, and tired, they pulled him up to the oil tanker, warmed him up, dressed him, and gave him to eat. It came out to be that he was swimming for about Four hours in mid sea. This person was no-other than Reb Duvid Bazler.

Duvid Bazler how he was known was born approximately in the year 5668 (1908), to his father R` Mayer Bazler, very little information is known about his ancestors. But it is important to bring up the fact that either his father or his mother were married for a second time (not known the cause if by death or divorce), because he had a step-brother livening in Flatbush. He also had an uncle living in the village of Aperez near Pressburg his identity is unknown.

As Bucher he went to learn in Pressburg in the Yeshiva of Hagon R` Akiva Sofer [named after his great-grandfather Reb Akiva Eiger], known as the "Das Sofer". R` duvid used to be tested on his studies by the Pressburger Dayen R` Duvid Veselo. R` Duvid always used to brag ""איך בין א פרעשבורגער תלמיד. The Pressburger Rav R` Akiva Soifer was delighted by his talmid r` Duvid of his vast Knowledge and Yediyos, and even wrote him a Ksav Teuda, but he never wanted to show it to anybody scared it might get stolen.

In truth indeed, when R` Duvid will come in the future to the Lisker Rebbi he always used to listed to his Devar Torah. And when sitting at Malva Malks or any of such occasions he used to sit quietly and listen to the drushes and understood the Devar Torah.

Having a good head absorbing a lot, he became in the yeshiva a `chaser-bucher` meaning, he tutored other bucherim who had difficulties in their studies, who friend with whom he was a chaser-bucher was a young lad later known as Dr. Spielman. R` Duvid and his friend Spielman went to take doctor lessons, as R` Duvid put it down, "זיך געגאנגען לערנען דאקטערייט". R` Duvid later years used to recall about those days, saying "איך פלעג איהם דעם דר. שפילמאן ארויס העלפען מיט די לעסאנס".. On one occasion when he recited this, the audience teased back:"יא, ער איד געווארען א דאקטער, אין די ביסט געווארעו א באזלער".

When the war broke out he was smuggled from Pressburg to Bulgaria by an under-rail run by R` Michoel Ber Weissmandel, who upon hearing there might be a possible way to travel to Palestine, so R` Michoel Ber managed to smuggle a number of people to Constansta Rumania, were three ships were docked and managed to come aboard. R` Duvid always used to repeat his story how his ship the Mefkura was torpedoed by the Nazis and how a oil tanker picked him up from the open sea.

The oil tanker bought R` Duvid to England. While in England, R` Duvid worked in London for Keren Hayishiv runned the Agudah Yisroel under the leadership of R` Duvid Turkel. R` Duvid Turkel immigrated later to America and lived above the Hillman family right next door to Liska at the address of 1453 -50th Street, he used to daven in Liska a lot, and was very close to the previous Lisker Rebbi R` yozef z"tl.

When the Germans declared war against the British empire, and started their infamous Nazi-blitz, the Germans started bombing and shooting from left to right from their air craft, R` Duvid had no choice and like everybody else he had to seek shelter hiding in a bunker, R` Duvid once remarked about those times hiding in the bunker: "I sat together in one bunker with the Chief Rabbi of Israel Harav Isser Yehuda Unterman"."איך בין געזעצן צוזאמען אין איין בונקער מיט הרב אונטערמאן".

Once somebody asked teasingly, "how did you enjoy those days of the bombings, you must have had a good time?", R` Duvid replied "yeh! What do thing it was such a good time? A picnic? We were running for our lives.

Sometimes after the war ended R` Duvid immigrated to the U.S.A. for a better living. He settled in Williamsburg at 201 Ross Street on the top floor. His landlord who R` Duvid was always scared that he looked into his "very important mail" to check for any אוצרות"" was R` Shlomo Zalman Pollack.

The residence and living quarters of R` Duvid for the ones who never saw it, it would be hard to explain because how unique it was. First the kitchen, you would find there every kind of jar, which were all filled up with cooked water, when once asked for an explanation on the habit, he answered "in case of a shortage". There were also three huge piles going from the floor up to the ceiling with hats, he collected every hat somebody gave him. Among the collections were egg cartons, the reason for collecting it is still unknown. Interesting of its own, but matched the place, was the strings hanging down from the ceiling in order to light the bulbs, were ever you went strings were hanging. The window shades in there were props to the residence, don't touch it, because if you would pieces of it will brake, due to there old age. In general the place was messy and turned over, rare even for an old bachelor.

But to all the amazement, he had two of the apartments bedrooms rented out for meshluchim, called borders, also not the cleanest people. In that case its no wonder that his landlord R` Shlomo Zalmen wanted to see his tenant R` Duvid out of the apartment.

Upon arriving one time to the Lisker Rebbi zt"l R` Duvid had a new story to tell his hosts: "ער איז געוועהן א חכם, ער האט געמיינט ער גייט אראפ ווארפען א באטעל, אויך מיר א חכם, געמיינט האט ער אז דאס בין איך ביי דער גארבעדש, דערווייל איז עס געוועהן פין די סאניטעשאן דיפארטמענט, ווען דער באטעל וואלט ער געפאלן אויף זיי וואלט ער געווארען ארעסטירט, ווייל ער האט דאס געווארפען מיט אזא כח, עס האט זיך אינגאנצען צושפליטעט". The story was that R` Shlomo Zalmen threw down a bottle on whom he thought is R` Duvid but made a huge mistake because it was a garbage collector taking the garbage. And R` Duvid used to poke a lot from how R` Shlomo Zalmen`s Wife used to call her daughter-in-law (the wife of their son Yisroel) from the hall: "ביילישקא".

What went on in that apartment he rented away, called borders, fed him up, time to get rid of his tenant R` Duvid Bazler. R` Shlomo Zalmen called down an inspector, to give a look at the apartment in order to be able to send out R` Duvid from the apartment, the inspector came into R` Duvid`s apartment together with R` Shlomo Zalmen who started showing the inspector "look there" showing him all the jars and egg cartons, R` Duvid snapped back "but look it there" showing a leak, and so it went back "look here", look it there", "look at there", until the inspector broke down with laugher at the scene, and left, seeing with whom he's dealing here.

To add salt on the wound, somebody used to make phony calls on R` Shlomo Zalman asking him "is your third floor apartment available?" or ""דער דירה איז שוין ליידיק?, R` Shlomo Zalmen would respond by saying "האלוואייי".

R` Duvid used to daven on Wilson Street were the old Torah V`das Building was. Or when he davend later at 2:00 o'clock P.M. he would daven in his home. He also davend at the Clymer Street Shul, were his friend from Pressburg, Rabbi Dr. Martin was the Rav. Rabbi Dr. Martin was an extremely good and close friend of R` Duvid, they know each other from back from yeshiva in Pressburg, arriving in America he settled himself in Texas, but moved later to Williamsburg. R` Duvid introduced him to Liska, he used to daven in the Liskah shul in the mid 50`s but then stopped. He would come in Shabbos morning looking like a cowboy in Les-Vegas, wearing a 10 gallon hat, a black vest with gold designs on it, with a pocket watch that the gold chain was going from one pocket to the other, under his very unique suit.

Working for a living was something R` Duvid made top priority, what he used to do, also fit his description. He would work for Mr. Buchard of the Agudah, and R` Betzalel Kahan of the צעהלים yeshiva. R` Duvid will go around to houses and put down there pushkas, or when fill pick them, and he'll some kind of commission.

Of the pushkas that R` Duvid went to pick up from houses, was the puskah for yeshivas Ach Pri Tevuah. One of the Lisker talmidim, R` Mendel Shwartz had his time with r` duvid when he came to pick the yeshiva ach Pri Tevuah Pushkah, he would full it up till the top with only pennies. R` Duvid would sit down and count penny by penny slowly...

In Williamsburg he befriended Rabbi Shulim Frankel, Brother-in law of the late Lisker Rebbi Rabbi Yozef zt"l. Purim one year about in 1956, Reb Shulim send R` Duvid to Boro Park to deliver Mishloach Monos for his brother-in-law the Lisker Rebbi zt"l. The Lisker Rebbi was "mekariv" him in a extraordinary fassion, and since then R` Duvid felt there as in home, the coming Peasach R` Duvid ate at the Lisker rebbi`s Seder for the very first time, and from there on he would come in from Williamsburg for every Yom Tov.

Most of the time when he would come to the Rebbi`s house, he used to come very late sometimes after the `zman`. And also with about two to three loaded suitcases brining with him almost every possession he possessed, and as if he's moving in for ever. When speaking about his suitcases, lets not forget his suit pockets, something custom made for R` Duvid, how huge and deep there were, and they were always filled up, and from R` Duvids point-of-view "with very important items", his whole business.

He once came with a cowboy hat (probably gotten from his thy friend Rabbi Dr. Martin). When Reb Favel Spiegel o"h saw him dressed in it, he wanted to give him a decent looking hat, but R` Duvid refused the offer saying: he did not want to take it because he said that the Brim is to "Shmul". And also, because it was a black hat and he said "איך בין נישט א חסיד נאר א פרעשבורגער תלמיד".

When R` Duvid came for Succos to the Lisker Rebbi, he would serve there as the waiter. It would Take at least an hour till he served each portion, memorizing each plate for whom it is. The kids used to tease him"וועסט געדענקן?, זאלסט נישט צומישען די טעלערס, חזר דיך גיט איין" .

Finally, when he sat down to eat the soup, they asked to sing, he responded angrily; עטס האטס שוין געגעסן אין מיר וועט דער זופ קאלט""

He used to eat every single vegetable one can put in to a soup, it took him an hour to eat, when one told him that the soup would get cold he said: "it's ok it's ok".

Talking about his soup lets not forget this wonderful story. R` Duvid would come every year from Williamsburg to Boro Park to stay as guest at the house of the Lisker Rebbi for Peasach, on the fourth day Choel-Hamoed he would go back to Williamsburg to check if his Social-security check arrived, or in general to check up on his extremely important mail that could have arrived over the Yom-Tuv, sometimes afraid his landlord will give a look at it. He would usually leave to Williamsburg at 2:00 – 3:00 P.M. it took time till he packed his bags, even though he didn't sleep over in Williamsburg, he usually came back at 12:00 A.M.. On that particular year he came back in Boro Park at his usual timing. Upon arriving the whole household was already sleeping. In the kitchen a small bulb was burning, and not to wake anybody he didn't turn on the big light. Quietly he went to take his supper from the Refrigerator a pot of soup cooked it up ate it up, benched, and went to sleep peacefully. The next night שביעי של פסח by the seuda everybody noticed that something is wrong, that this is not our usual R` Duvid, barley he made Kiddush, washed ate the Chalah, when serving the fish he refused to take his portion, he barley spoke and hardly moved around. He asked for a glezel tea, his hosts sitting at the table asked him "Duvid, what happened? Whats the problem?". Till finally he broke his Quietness, and said that he has a bad stomace ace, and thinks it’s the soup he ate last night. The rebbitzin listening to his replt responded: "it's impossible you ate soup the pot wasn't touched, from were did you have soup?". After a quick investigation the result came up that R` Duvid probably have cooked up "פיש יוך" and that caused him the pain. Then R` Duvid excused himself saying: he came in hungry, there was little light in the kitchen, not noticing what's in the pot, while eating he felt something is wrong, but due to his hunger and late hour he just didn't focus, and ate up the whole bowl and plus, and this probably caused him a burning stomach. He was sick till the rest of the Yom-Tuv, till אחרון של פסח by day he finally came back to himself.

Very similar to this story happened, but this time somebody did it purposely. This somebody switched the sugar for the salt shaker, and the salt for the sugar...

The holy Seder night with R` Duvid was something indescribable, sitting there gave the whole room a different atmosphere, especially when he used to sing the Ma Nishtana, he would streach out his right hand his thumb up, and the pointer finger pointing, the rest of the fingers clasped, and shaking them as in to follow his tune and stay on beat. His song will go something like this: "Ma-ha Nishtana, Ma-ha-Nishtana, halaylu hazeh [repeat] haleluh hazeh...".

To have some extra fun, [Peasach at the seder] the ones sitting next to him would put knives and forks or orange peels on his hat, he used to react by saying: "hee hee he hee hee he". This custom wasn't done only Peasach it would be done quite occasionally.

On one of his last visits, R` Duvid came for Yom Tov. Rabbi Hersh Friedlander the present Lisker Rebbi noticed that he is bavaksin, groelik, and was taken right away to a Barber on 18th Avenue. This time when he came he still had time to find a barber. Let's not mention the time he arrived have shaved, not showered, and this time extra bavaksin. But due to there was no time to take him to a barber, he had to stay like this the whole Yom-Tuv, nobody could sit next to him, it was a real awful scene.

In Williamsburg R` Duvid was picked up by the Clevelander Rebbi, who introduced him to his father the late Stroshnitz`er Rebbi. The Stroshnitz`er Rebbi lived in Boro Park, and invited R` Duvid for the Shabbos seuda.

The Stroznitzer Rebbi used to start his seuda very late, as R` Duvid used to complain "גוט נאכן דאווענען, וואס הייסט נאכן דאווענען א שעה נאכן דאווענען" , Once R` Duvid came to the house of the Lisker Rebbi on a shabbos which he was invited by the Stroznitzer Rebbi, R` Duvid came in so hungry, and the thing was that he was "makpid" not to eat before Kiddush, so the Lisker Rebbi gave him a "Heter" to drink a cup of tea. When he finished his drink, he went back to the Stroshnitzer Rebbi Because he couldn't stay in Liskah, cause he was the Stroshnitzer Rebbi`s guest "and not the Lisker Rebbi`s".

One thing R` Duvid always use to say about the Stroznitzer family;"זיי שטיין ביי די טעפ ערב שבת (ערב יו"ט) און פאקען זיך אן, איך זאל פאסטען ביז אין מיטן די נאכט"., or sometimes he would use this line;"מיט מיר ווילען זיי זיין גרויסע רבי'ס" . The Stroznitzer family loved to have R` Duvid, It was an enjoyment to have him at the tish.

Rabbi Leiner, a personality of its own, tall, extra skinny, every thing about him was long, long figure, look feet, long fingers. Lived across the street of the Lisker shul, the house does not exist anymore a different house is on the location. His brown Cadillac matched very much to him, barley enough space for one person to fit in. Not that it was some kind of Volkswagen, no, it was a huge Cadillac with space for at least five, just it was so filled up with old coffee cups, junk and other kind of garbage, making it impossible for only one person to fit in.

One Succos night in the Lisker Succah, Rabbi Leiner called over R` Duvid by making a very serious face and as if he was about to take R` Duvid`s very important advice, and as this tall person stood next to the burning light he called out; "Harav Bazler", as if is to start his important conversation with R` Duvid. As R` Duvid heard somebody calling him "Harav" which happened seldom, he quickly approached the person. And because Rabbi Leiner was this tall person and R` Duvid was a short one, R` Duvid was forced to look up to him, and right into the burning bulb. R` Duvid not wanting to go away from this "very important" conversation Rabbi Leiner was pulling, he kept his hand above his eyes in order to block the light from going into his eyes, until mercy came down and Rabbi Leiner finished his conversation.

Everybody enjoyed bring with R` Duvid and especially to tease him and make a good few jokes on his cheshbon, they was just the kind of person he was. When one got him upset or angry he would say this pusok: "."בנים גדלתי והם רוממתי והם פושעים בי"

One of the many talents R` Duvid had, was his voice, he was a phenomenal Chazzan, he loved his voice, and he loved to be mehaneh his fellow brothers with it.

He was a Chazzan for over 10 years somewhere in the state of Massachusetts for the "ימים נוראים" but this fact became known only when he stoped serving that shul, and how many he times he was asked were he is for the ימים נוראים he would never reveal his secret saying: "זיי ווילען שוין ווייטער וויסען, יא, מ'וועט שוין אינטערשיקען, דאס שוין נישט", he was scared somebody will take his business away from him.

When he quit his chazzans job from there only then he answered that he served 10 years in a synagogue in the state of Massachusetts, and when asked why he didn't answer till then, R` Duvid responded: "יעצט, ס'עקסעטירט שוין נישט דער בית מדרש, קען איך שוין זאגען".

R` Duvid once went to Lawrence to seek a job as a chazzan in the shul of R` Duvid Singer. As he asked R` Duvid Singer for the offer, R` Duvid singer asked "איהר טראגט ארבע כנפות?" R` Duvid came back to Liska complaining "...אבער זיי האבען געקענט עסן פון די טעפ, אין מיך האבען זיי נישט געגעבען, איך האב געדארפט ווארטן ביז נאך קידוש, אבער דאס איז נישט נאך'ן דאווענען, דאס איז נאך א שעה נאך'ן דאווענען, אין מיר פרעגט ער וועגן ארבע כנפות".

R` Duvid Baler used to advertise "chazzan available" in the news papers mainly only in the "Forwards", because the people reading the Forwards suited him better than the ones of the "Tug Morgen-Journal". He would add in the advertisement that if he doesn't pick up the phone then you should call his stepbrother [that lived in Flatbush, and wasn't really in talking terms with him], and leave a message there.

One time R` Mendel Shwarts and the Hivniv Rebbi followed R` Duvid, in order to investigate where R` Duvis is going to be chazzan for the Alef slichos prayer. They followed him till a shul in Coney Island. When R` Duvid finished and as walked down the aisle out of the shul, he was shocked when he spotted his two guest sitting on the back row. But did bluntly ask them if it was nice.

Sukkos of the year 1986, a dramatic change happened with R` Duvid he didn't have the strength to be the annual waiter he couldn't go up and down the stairs anymore as he used to. His uniqueness had suddenly vaporized in a certain sense. As if had had become in age.

The present Lisker Rebbi, Reb Tzvi Hersh Friedlander, got one day a phone call from R` Duvid, in mid conversation R` Duvid threw in that he is still available and still looking for a שידוך, The lisker Rebbi asked him: "א בת בנים?", R` Duvid answered back "לאו דוקא". Two weeks later the bitter news arrived to Liskah that R` Duvid ben R` Mayer Bazler had died at age 78. Everybody went in to total shock. The Hivniv Rebbi went out of his way and shared the news with his young chidren, he told them n the way to shul Shabbos Morning “ets gedengtz Duvid bazler? Er is shoin nish due!! (Do you remember Duvid Bazler, He is not here anymore), When one of the children asked where is he, he responded by saying “in himel”, leaving the chid to wonder how did he get up there.

At his funeral the the Clevlander Rebbe held a hesped with tears in his eyes he couldn't keep his sadness in himself anymore. In middle the hesped he recalled parts of R` Duvid`s life, and not knowing whow to put it down correctly he said between his word "... אלס יונגער בחור און אלטס עלטערע בחור".

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