Zuker Family

R' Meir Zuker

 "R' Meir Zuker, grandfather of Louis B. Zuker, was a wise Jew whose words of wisdom, which circulated in Ostrowiec and its surroundings, are known even now among the former residents of Ostrowiec. He served as one of the community leaders and devoted himself to public needs.

As the leader of the city R' Meir Zuker had the privilege of presenting the rabbinical script to HaRav HaGaon, R' Meir Yechiel Halevi Halstock, on behalf of the community. During all the years of his life the rabbi didn’t bless the wine on the eve of Shemini Atzeret without R' Meir Zuker sitting at his table. This matter, which has become a tradition, originated from this: Immediately after he was appointed rabbi, R' Meir Zuker met the Gaon who was very worried because he had no guest for the holiday. R' Meir volunteered to be his guest and this has became a tradition until the passing of R' Meir in the year 5673 (1912)." Edited from article from Ostrowiec Yizkor book, 1971, Page 522

Louis (Leibush) B. Zuker

Born  in Ostrowiec November 14, 1900

"Yehuda Leibush Zuker wore many hats: practicing lawyer, yeshiva president, landsman extraordinaire, political partisan, Zionist, Mizrachist, Talmud scholar. He participated in all these roles and played them out in full …He was born in the town of Ostrowiec, known to the Jews as Ostrovtze, and though more than six decades of his life was spent in Canada he remained an Qstrovtzer to the end. Any cause involving the Jews of Ostrowiec before the war and in later years on behalf of the landsleit  in other lands and in Israel numbered Louis Zuker on its committee. . .in most cases as active chairman. he was president of all the landsmanshafte…president, of the Canadian Federation of Polish Jews… Edited from Canadian Jewish News, "Leibush Zuker remained Ostrovzer to end" .Thursday, November 11,1982 - Page 25

Leibush Zuker was also  actively involved in the Toronto Ostrovtzer Society and in the Yizkor Book committee . He passed away in 1982.