Rabbi Yosef Bezalel Harkavy

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His parents died young- when he was about 13 years old. He was raised by his uncle, R' Moshe Harkavy of Navahrodek.At the age of 18 he married Tzerna Ita, the daughter of Rashash, Rav Shmuel Strashun. He was a man of great learning and was also named a commissioner to Prussia for international merchants. When the Russian economy deteriorated, he became the director of his daughter Dvora Romm's publishing house (ROMM) in Vilna after the death of her husband, David Romm.
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Reb Josef Bezalel Harkavy

A merchant, a man of learning, maskiel and a communal benefactor. He was a son-in-law of the eminent Reb Shmuel Strashun of Vilno. At that time, Reb Yosef Bezalel had become the head of the well known printing house Romm. He died in 1873 at the age of 60.

(from Novogroduk Yizkor book)

Yosef Bezalel was not the only son of Eliyahu and Gittel. He had a younger brother, Leizer, born in 1816 and a sister Chana, born in 1803.

Please note --Correction from research by Yuri Dorn:

According to the 1839 List of Jews who got a permission to move to Grodno Guberniya, from the Grodno Guberniya Governor's Office:

 #21. Leizer, son of Elya Garkavy, 23 years old, Jew, petit bourgeois from shtetl Novogrudok, on May 17 got permission to move to shtetl Porozovo of Volkovysk uezd.

It was added:
Leizer Garkavy moved to Grodno Guberniya from shtetl Volozhin of Vilno Guberniya, where he had been studying.
Added in handwriting:
Leizer Garkavy was added to the shtetl Porozovo petit bourgeois community as a member of the family #7 (according to the 1834 census).

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Charna Eita (died on February 14, 1895), wife of Rabbi Yosef Bezalel Harkabi (died on January 22, 1874, and not on January 13, 1895). 1872. Elchanan Harkabi, in his book For the Study of Families, p. 43 and note 65a, erred in this in the wake of the city of Vilna. One daughter was Deborah Ram, the widow of R. David Ram ("the widow" from "The Widow and the Ram Brothers"), and another daughter, Gittel, was the wife of his brother R. Menachem Man Gavriel Ram (hence the name of Riv Harkabi "father-in-law of Ram printers"). The researcher Tzvi Harkabi, son-in-law of Rabbi Reuven Katz , was their grandson: son of Rabbi Yehuda Leib Harkabi, son of their son Rabbi Gershon. מהורדנה (נפטר י"א אלול ה'תרמ"ב, 26 באוגוסט 1882).

טשערנא איטֶה (נפטרה כ' שבט ה'תרנ"ה, 14 בפברואר 1895) אשת ר' יוסף בצלאל הרכבי (נפטר בד' שבט ה'תרל"ד, 22 בינואר 1874, ולא בג' שבט ה'תרל"ב, 13 בינואר 1872. הרכבי, לחקר משפחות, עמ' 43 והערה 65א, טעה בזה בעקבות עיר וילנה. אך ראו: המגיד, יד אדר תרל"ד, עמ' 83) עורך בכיר בהוצאת ראָם [=%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%99: רוֹם]. בתם האחת היא דבורה ראם אלמנת ר' דוד ראם ("האלמנה" מ"דפוס האלמנה והאחים ראם"), ובת אחרת הייתה אשת אחיו ר' מנחם מן גבריאל ראם (לכן מכונה רי"ב הרכבי "חותן המדפיסים ראם"). החוקר צבי הרכבי, חתנו של רבי ראובן כץ, היה נינם: בן ר' יהודה ליב הרכבי בן בנם ר' גרשון.

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Also known as Yosel

Rabbi Yoysef-Betsalel Garkavy (from Frank Proschan website)

Rabbi Yoysef-Betsalel Garkavy M, b. 1813, d. 8 January 1874 Pedigree Father* Rabbi Eliahu Garkavy b. 1777, d. 1823 Mother* Gitl Kamir Kaminer b. 1785 Charts (Some) Descendants of Moshe (Garkavy) of Turets

    Rabbi Yoysef-Betsalel Garkavy married Tserna Ita Strashun, daughter of Rabbi Samuel Strashun. Rabbi Yoysef-Betsalel Garkavy was born circa 1809. He was born in 1813; per Elhanan Harkavy; per 1816 Revision List. He was the son of Rabbi Eliahu Garkavy and Gitl Kamir Kaminer. Rabbi Yoysef-Betsalel Garkavy was born in 1817 at Vilna, Vilna, Vilna. He died in 1873. He died on 8 January 1874 at Vilna, Vilna, Vilna; as Osip GARKAVY, age 60, son of Ilya.

    Rabbi Yoysef-Betsalel Garkavy was also known as Yosef Bezelal Harkavy. Rabbi Yoysef-Betsalel Garkavy was also known as Joseph Bezaleel Harkavy. He was he was a very successful merchant and he was wealthy, but his main interest was scholarship; later he became the secretary of the printing house run by Devorah Romm. He appeared on the census of 8 July 1816 at Novogrudok, Novogrudok, Minsk; appeared on the 1816 Revision List as Iosel Tsaiko GARKAVY, age 3. As of 8 July 1816, Rabbi Yoysef-Betsalel Garkavy was also known as Iosel Tsalko Garkavy per 1816 Revision List and 1858 Revision List. He appeared on the census of April 1834 at Novogrudok, Novogrudok, Minsk; appeared in 1834 Revision List as Iosel GARKAVY, age 21. He appeared on the census of October 1850 at Novogrudok, Novogrudok, Minsk; appeared on 1850 Revision List as Iosel GARKAVY, age 37. He appeared on the census of 22 May 1858 at Novogrudok, Novogrudok, Minsk; as Iosel Tsalko GARKAVY, 45, son of Elya.

Family: Tserna Ita Strashun b. c 1812 He married Tserna Ita Strashun, daughter of Rabbi Samuel Strashun.

Children: Eliyahu Yehuda Garkavy+ b. c 1825, d. 7 Jun 1879 Badane Garkavy Gurewitz+ b. c 1827 Abram Garkavy b. c 1830 Dvoyre Garkavy Romm+ b. c 1832, d. 20 Nov 1903 Shlioma Garkavy b. 1832 Gershon Garkavy+ b. c 1836, d. 1871 Gita Garkavy Romm+ b. 1840, d. 24 Jan 1904 Hanna Garkavy Goldovsky b. c 1842 Vladimir (Vulf) Garkavy+ b. c 1845, d. 8 Sep 1911 Rachel Garkavy Konisgsberg b. c 1848