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Kiryas Joel, NY - Chasidic Diamond Industry, Community Leader Passes Away |
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News Source: VIN News By David Gold
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Born in Israel, Mr. Banda, a Satmar Chosid, resided in the United States since 1964. Starting out the diamond industry as a diamond cutter, he followed in the footsteps of his father. He dealt in polished goods with a specialty in fancy colored goods and was an acknowledged expert in both large stones and colored stones of all sizes.
Most significantly, he served as president of the prestigious, influential Diamond Dealers Club, bringing that body into the modern era with the introduction of several major Internet-based systems. He was an institution in New York’s Diamond District, centered on 47th Street, where he worked for over 30 years.
In his native Satmar Chasidic community, Mr. Banda was known as an icon of philanthropy who used his G-d-given abundance to be among the first to support the now-legendary Hatzolah organization in its infancy. He was equally known for giving substantial amounts of charity, and also ran for mayor of Kiryas Joel in 2005.
Mr. Banda is survived by his wife, 10 children, close to 40 grandchildren, and a grieving community.
The levya will be held tonight in the Village of Kiryas Joel at 11:30 PM
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Oct 17, 2009 at 10:19 PM Anonymous Says:
BDE. Wasn't this the guy who mailed his candidacy papers for the major of KJ and then was disqualified because the paperwork was postmarked after the official deadline?
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Oct 17, 2009 at 10:18 PM wb Says:
He was a good man gave lots of tzedakah, burech dayen huemes
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Oct 17, 2009 at 10:54 PM aron Says:
i new him personly he was a real good guy
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Oct 17, 2009 at 10:57 PM Anonymous Says:
Why would they schedule the lavayah of such a chusheve yid for midnight motzi shabbos when many who might want to come will not attend. Couldn't they wait until Sunday morning or were all the facilities already reserved
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Oct 17, 2009 at 10:53 PM Anonymous Says:
He donated the first ambulance truck for hatzolah
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Oct 17, 2009 at 10:45 PM Anonymous Says:
Shame on you for such low comment
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Oct 17, 2009 at 10:40 PM Anonymous Says:
What a pity - he had a major heart attack this summer that left him comatose for weeks. Then miraculously we heard that he awoke and was slowly recovering. What happened now? What a pity - such a nice person. BDE
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Oct 17, 2009 at 10:39 PM Anonymous Says:
Borech dayan emes
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Oct 17, 2009 at 10:37 PM Anonymous Says:
he was a sample of a gentleman, he was rspected by eveyone who knew him
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Oct 17, 2009 at 10:36 PM Nur Oif Simchos Says:
BD"E. He was a true example of a special, wonderful beloved yid. In the village where he lived, if one can say that about anyone, it says more than stam azoi. He died on shabbos and also on erev rosh chodesh, he had to be something special.
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Oct 17, 2009 at 10:31 PM Anonymous Says:
Obviously you dont know everything!!!
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Oct 17, 2009 at 11:11 PM Anonymous Says:
Which cemetery will he buried?
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Oct 17, 2009 at 11:10 PM Anonymous Says:
“ Why would they schedule the lavayah of such a chusheve yid for midnight motzi shabbos when many who might want to come will not attend. Couldn't they wait until Sunday morning or were all the facilities already reserved ”
Cause of kovad haniftar , we believe the faster the nifar reaches stimas hkollel the better its for his neshuma
Bde and may the family never know from tzar again , and we should all be zocah to bias mushiach bkuriv mammish
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Oct 17, 2009 at 11:09 PM Anonymous Says:
“ Why would they schedule the lavayah of such a chusheve yid for midnight motzi shabbos when many who might want to come will not attend. Couldn't they wait until Sunday morning or were all the facilities already reserved ”
Are you serious??? Who can't make it by midnight when the zman is 7:25???? And why wait? How about considering Kvod Hames? And do you know what it says how it feels for the Niftar to wait till his 'Kvura'??? Why should the niftar wait in pain for someone that can't make it???
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Oct 17, 2009 at 10:27 PM Anonymous Says:
BD"E.
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Oct 17, 2009 at 11:19 PM Anonymous Says:
Bd"H what a terrible tragedy bashsefer hub shoin rachmunes
yoimer leturoisany die
he opened the shel 4:00am evrey day
was a real talmid chochum
will all miss him
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Oct 17, 2009 at 11:16 PM Anonymous Says:
“ Obviously you dont know everything!!! ”
Rav Banda, Z'tl, was regarded as among the great tzadikim and bnai torah of Kiryas Joel and was beloved by all satmar chassidim of both branches of the chassidus.
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Oct 17, 2009 at 11:16 PM gitl Says:
He was an amazing man ! May he RIP !
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Oct 17, 2009 at 11:20 PM Anonymous Says:
“ Which cemetery will he buried? ”
in the new cemetery
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Oct 17, 2009 at 11:27 PM Anonymous Says:
“ Are you serious??? Who can't make it by midnight when the zman is 7:25???? And why wait? How about considering Kvod Hames? And do you know what it says how it feels for the Niftar to wait till his 'Kvura'??? Why should the niftar wait in pain for someone that can't make it??? ”
Obviously, kavod hames is the most important issue and its not important to discuss these details now but many of the Satmar who might have wished to pay their respects to Niftar live in Brooklyn and will not in the middle of the night. Also, they will have to wait until daylight on Sunday morning for the burial anyway so I'm not sure why the few hours would make a difference.
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Oct 17, 2009 at 11:50 PM Anonymous Says:
bdh he was a special person
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Oct 17, 2009 at 11:35 PM Anonymous Says:
You are incorrect . In heimishe circles the burial takes place ASAP even at 2 Am in the middle of the night
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Oct 17, 2009 at 11:21 PM yechiel Says:
wow shocking news. many years ago when i had a tire blowout on the ny thruway he stoped fo me and tied helping me puting on the new tier but for some reason it didnt go. we called a tow truck it was late and he waited about 45 min till they came and gave me $200 cause i didnt have any money on me . a real nice guy
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Oct 17, 2009 at 11:35 PM Anonymous Says:
You are incorrect . In heimishe circles the burial takes place ASAP even at 2 Am in the middle of the night
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Oct 17, 2009 at 11:53 PM Anonymous Says:
Its rosh chodesh so no haspidem.....
So y wait
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Oct 18, 2009 at 12:13 AM Anonymous Says:
I personally worked with him on many cases in the DDC. This man sat a whole day just doing toivess for ppl. How many times he helped brokers get back stones from ppl who wouldnt pay etc. What a loss!!! What a loss for his whole family & friends!!! BDE!!!
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Oct 18, 2009 at 12:18 AM Anonymous Says:
That tahare wasn't done yet why so long ??????
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Oct 18, 2009 at 12:17 AM Anonymous Says:
What a special person, we had personal favors from him in the diamond club, he was an amazing example of a yid, a real pride for Satmer.
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Oct 18, 2009 at 12:22 AM getzil Says:
i work in the diamonnd distirect i know for a fact he tried to help everybody to make parnusa with anyway he was able to help he was a very very good man....
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Oct 18, 2009 at 12:35 AM Anonymous Says:
what was his relation to pomagranite store in brooklyn
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Oct 18, 2009 at 12:43 AM Anonymous Says:
A Uncle
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Oct 18, 2009 at 02:12 AM Anonymous Says:
BDE, I know him personally for many years, he always stood up for hid believes, he always woke up 3-4 AM and learned or tehilim, and then got to the bus on 7-8, this man was a very earlicha mench, and never could you get away with him if it wasn't 100% kosher,it's a loss for both the family and the ppl around him, he was only 61 and one child left home, what a petty to everyone, may hasham help us all,
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Oct 18, 2009 at 10:42 AM Anonymous Says:
“ A Uncle ”
what the hell are you talking about
whats with these one word comments that dont make any sense
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Oct 18, 2009 at 11:35 AM Anonymous Says:
Shreklach! such a nice guy full of life, he opened the shul every morning at 3:45 am on the button, learned a couple of hours, before starting the day.
yehi zichroi burich!
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Oct 18, 2009 at 11:35 AM Anonymous Says:
“ what the hell are you talking about
whats with these one word comments that dont make any sense ”
#36 is a reply to #35.
have a good day.
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Oct 18, 2009 at 11:38 AM Anonymous Says:
“ what the hell are you talking about
whats with these one word comments that dont make any sense ”
he was referring to comment #35, the deceased R' Yakov Yoel bandau u"h was an uncle of the owner of Pomegranate Mr. Yiddy Bandau.
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Oct 18, 2009 at 11:06 AM Anonymous Says:
“ what the hell are you talking about
whats with these one word comments that dont make any sense ”
Calm down, if you read #37 you would understand.
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Oct 18, 2009 at 11:04 AM Anonymous Says:
“ what the hell are you talking about
whats with these one word comments that dont make any sense ”
His fathers brother
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Oct 18, 2009 at 10:54 AM Anonymous Says:
“ what the hell are you talking about
whats with these one word comments that dont make any sense ”
Are you on something? Take it easy and read the post before that answer.
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Oct 18, 2009 at 03:43 PM old w member Says:
“ He donated the first ambulance truck for hatzolah ”
Yes he did. Him and. w- 8. Pinchas glabuer. Back in the old days. War. On evrey. Hatzalh. Call. Together.
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Oct 18, 2009 at 06:32 PM l.d.g. Says:
he did a lot of favors to me and saved me a lot i used to go over the gemura he or i lerned in his office in the club he was a tzadik. memberof ddc. ldg
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Oct 18, 2009 at 06:30 PM OW Says:
He was a very good man a lot of mitzvahs great man
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Oct 18, 2009 at 09:10 PM kiryas joel Says:
r' yakov yoel bandau z"l will be remembered by all of us residents of kiryas joel monroe n.y. being a sample of a modest baal habais ,spending his life in all 3 foundations of the world .torah,avoidah.&gemilas chasudim ..yehei zichroy burich
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Oct 18, 2009 at 09:54 PM Anonymous Says:
“ r' yakov yoel bandau z"l will be remembered by all of us residents of kiryas joel monroe n.y. being a sample of a modest baal habais ,spending his life in all 3 foundations of the world .torah,avoidah.&gemilas chasudim ..yehei zichroy burich ”
what a loss this is: r' yakov yoel had allways a good word a smile and a pad on the back for evreybody any age a nice person and a noce family, y'hie zichro bourech
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Oct 18, 2009 at 09:59 PM Anonymous Says:
a great man ,he would always let me in the diamond dealers club to visit my tatty even though i was not old enough ,and he was a strong example that a chasidishe yid can become a president of such a great organisation ,What a kiddush Hashem !,
yehei zichro boruch ,
Avromi
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Oct 18, 2009 at 10:50 PM twersky Says:
r'yankal ztal will be missed a fine man and great leader