Williamsburg, Brooklyn’s Satmar community was sadness-stricken this evening upon the passing of leading philanthropist Mr. Chaim Lax after a long struggle with cancer. He was 59.
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A mogul in the diamond industry CEO of Dynamic Diamond Corp, Lax was equally well-known in the Jewish community and beyond as a towering baal tzedakah who disbursed millions, in New York, and Israel especially for newlyweds, over the course of lifetime.
The Lax home kept an open door to numerous rabbis, fundraisers and others, all of whom were hosted and greeted warmly and with dignity.
Many Orthodox Jews around the world attest that Mr. Lax’s golden heart and genuine warmth won over everyone who came in contact with him. Most notably, Lax quietly provided critical business loans, to the tune of millions, to many of his fellow Jews over the years.
Mr. Lax leaves behind his second wife (his first passed away of cancer several years ago), and several children and grandchildren. Funeral services will be held tonight at 11:00 PM in Williamsburg.
Boruch Dayan Ho’emes. He was a special person. Just look at his children.
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem B’soch avlai tziyon v;yerushalayim
buroch diyan emes
he is a big loss for klal yisroel
Buroch Dayan Huemes
איש צדיק וישר
Boruch Dayan Emess
I among many many others can attest to this personal tremendous loss to us and to klal yisroel.. Reb Chaim, was a man who we knew we could turn to when in need. How many times, he helped us to cover medical expenses, household bills when we were in dire economic strife. Always with a smile ,and a brochah!
Reb Chaim.. you left behind a wonderful wife, gevaldige children, and a legacy to us all. We who have known you and had sheiches with you feel like we have been orphaned too…
Reb Chaim our tears flow endlessly we feel orphaned like many thousands of families and mosdos worldwide.
What else coudl we say – BORUCH DAYAN EMESS!!
such a tiyere yid
I heard what a bal chesad he was.
I hope his chesad will be con’t by his family. he will be remember for his good . he should get us out of this gulles now!
Can’t believe it.
What a loss for Kllal Yisroel
He was a wonderful person with a Special Golden heart he helped thousands of people around the world not looking from where or where you belong just having a warm loving heart for any jew. May he rest in piece
He used to say after giving tzedukeh thank you for coming to me ,yeps this is a madraiga
His Chesed was gevaldig but his genuine Ahavas Yisroel, for every Yid regardless of affiliation or personal stature, was even more extraordinary. His petira is truly an “aveida sh’ein lo temiroso”
Yehei Zichroi Burich!
Klal Yisroel lost a most precious diamond. May he be a gita bater for us.
Mr. Lax was a Yid a tzadik, I had ones a very difficult time in my household financially I called Chaim, and he asked me how much you need that will calm you until you get back on your feet, I said 25,000, he said no problem come over, I met him he said whenever u feel financially stable you can give it back.. I gave it back to him 1 year later, he never asked me anything or pressured me.
He did Tzdokah with no fanfare, a real Baal Chesed, Oh Reb Chaim will miss you, I shed tears as I remember the gevaldiga favor you did for me and my family.
May you rest in peace
I would like to learn mishnayes l’aili nishmosoi. is the correct name Chaim ben Yehoisef?
Chaim tried very very hard to make shulem, he always used to say it,
Burich dayen emess! Poor wife and children (from both sides) have to go through a loss again! We can’t imagine their pain. Its so sad. May we never hear of such news again.
Boruch dayan emes
Boruch dayan emes !!!!!!!! may he rest in peace
made me from a mouse to a man when he helped me finish my first million dollar deal when chaim was still by hassenfeld
אוי אוי אוי ר’ חיים בד”ה
מגדולי מחזיקי התורה ועמודי החסד בדורנו
תרם רבות בעילום שם ובצניעות מופלגת
ליבו פתוח היה כאולם לכלל ולפרט והחיה נפשות רבות בצדקותיו
ידע מכאובים נוראים באחרונה
יהיה רצון שבזכות הצדקות הרבות שעשה יקוים בו הפסוק והלך לפניך צדקך.
ובודאי מעשיו הטובים יהיו לפניו למליץ טוב
ותהא נשמתו צרורה בצרור החיים
He was a wonderful person with a Special Golden heart What a loss for Kllal Yisroel
Baruch Dayan Haemet. Klal Yisrael lost a very special person. My heart goes out to his family, may Hashem comfort them.
What an aveidooh
Vie lheie gavra deboola beareh the father of all the yesomim u helped is waiting for you
I knew him very well i used to daven with him in shul i always saw how beggars made him crazy and he never said anything just gave more and more tzdakah may we all stop to fight and start being like a jew is supposed to be v’nishma bsiras tovos
klal yisroel lost a big person today!!!!beruch deyoin h’emes!!!
Baruch Dayan HaEmes. may we be zoiche to be reunited with this gem, with the coming of moshiach now
Boruch Dayan Ho’emes. He was a special person. Just look at his children.
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem B’soch avlai tziyon v;yerushalayim
he was one of the only people that gave money for every chasidus or organesation like reb arron & reb zalmon leib or belz viznits sanz etc……..this is a real baal madreiga may he be a melitz yosher for everybody
he was out there to help everybody he was so special
BDH!!
A good close friend who spent lots of time shmoozing and always with such bright smile and great attitude, helped me when i got a house and when i called to pay back he said its ok no rush….. was never too old, yoo busy or too big for anyone,
Did so much chesed and of course to mention his great family and how strong he was while his own tragedy when losing his 1st wife and then with his 2nd family and how amazingly he treated them all along,
Should he be a model to all of us and be a meilitz yoisher to his family and all of us, he sure knew what people suffer since he was involved in so much,
i know this man was out of this world.
this mans office was not an office to sell stones hi office was an office to make stone he made sure that anyone thay walked into the door got what they came for. oy vay oy vay chaim chaim we tryed tryed but hashem new who to take hashem wanted such a specail man like u chaim. chaim remember us allklal yesroel we need your tiffilos chaim daven for ur family you almuna her children ur children and ur little yiengulah, hamuchom yenaichaim….
(just came home from levaya now going to monro)
just a story besides his gevaldige tzedakah, heard from someone who was with him on the bus in ukraine to the bardichever’s zion, a 6 hour trip on those old bumpy roads.with those old buses. r’ chaim was learning in his sefer the whole way. truly amazing! aloss to kelal yisroel.
Reb. Chaim was a real Kiddush Hashem, his dealings with people, his respect, His smile & chizuk that he gave to anyone & everyone,this is besides his tzeduka & chesed that he did without any publicity. May he be a meilitz yosher for his beloved son Moishy & his entire family
Boruch Dayan Ho’emes.
chayim ben yehosef
I never knew him personally, but i do know some of his children. Look at the children and see what a special person he must have been. May his precious family be comforted, and may Hashem Yisborach wipe away all of our tears, and bring Mashiach.
The heartbreaking levaya took place at the big satmar shul on Rodney St. and left to Monroe where the levaya continued.
may he be a mailitz yoisher for his broken family and friends.
Nebach on his poor almonah! she went through trauma while losing her first husband in a tragic accident at work when a pallet of apple juice fell on him.. she was only in the low 30’s then, and finally she married this choshuva man and such a tragedy again! oy vey, how much can a person bear??
May the almonah and the yesomim have a real nechomoh.
BDH. I had the opportunity to visit this baal chesed almost every year on a steady basis to pick up his donation for a mosad. he always had a few nice chidishim on the parsha, always a smile, he made me feel so comfortable. yehi zichroi burich!
Yes hasshem takes away the best.
you know how i know how great this man was?
not a SINGLE nasty comment from the yentas here!!!
he should have an aliyos neshama.
An amazing man.
BDH
Never knew him but just from the comments here i get chizuk, sounds like a jew that everyone should thrive to be.
May he be a melitz yosher for all of us.
i miss him
R. Chaim, may the zechus of all the tzedakah and simchah which you brought to so many broken hearts (without anyone knowing about it) be a “aliyah” for your “nashamah tehorah”….
BDH
And may we all be zocheh to hear ONLY “besiros tovos”
What a lesson to learn
everybody has the best words to say on the niftar
טוב שם טוב משמן טוב
May we all follow his footsteps
Boruch Dayan Emes
Chaim Ben Jehoisef rest in peace.
A true Baal Chesed, Ohev Sholom Ve’Roidef Sholom. an unshakable Emunah in Hashem & Emunas Tzaddikim. He truly felt that he was on the receiving end every time that he gave. Always mevater, never held any grudges, never complained during his terrible illnes. He is a true loss for Klal Yisroel. We need his zechusim during these uncertain times, may he be a meilitz yoisher for all of us, and plead for hashem to hasten Moshiach. Yehi Zichro Boruch. We will all miss him.
#42 ! you took my comment. away.
I knew and heard he was a special yid that is unusualy for nowadays. But that not ONE nasty comment was posted here!
THAT talks more than anything!
yehi zichroi boruch
uncle chaim i will miss you badely. and will never foget what you did to me. you saved my life. can;t stop crying’
hamakom yenachem eschem!
moshe be strong we love you
HE WAS GOOD MAN
B. D. H.
when i was a bucher 20 year ago i was on a plane to belgim he was there as well the first thing he ask me if i have food because he he took along with him anoff khoser food .allways looking to do chesed.