The Apter Rav lived in high style and resided in a three-storied house. The Apter Rav lived on the lower floor, R. Isaac Meir on the middle floor and his children on the top floor.
The house also contained the Apter Rav’s small prayer house (shulekhel) — it was later called R. Joseph Moses’s synagogue.
The Medzibuzer Rebbe, R. Israel Shalom Joseph Heschel later lived in the house.
R. Israel Shalom’s brother R. Zusha – who was a mute – lived in the room of the Apter. It still had his bed, his table, and his cane.
There was a custom that when a child was ill, they put him in the Apter’s bed.
The table had a board underneath to rest one’s feet. The footrest was entirely worn out as they said that the Apter was heavyset, and he rested so heavily on it.
I.F.
Pinchas Landau
