# Hejnoch Dawid Grynglas (b.1874) <!-- AUTO:BEGIN — generated from GEDCOM; do not edit, overwritten on rebuild --> > 🔵 **Bernstein — Ozzy's side** · Relationship to Ozzy: **spouse of 2nd cousin 4x removed** ![[I518709.jpg|220]] **Born** 06/18/1874 — [[Łęczna]] **Died** 12/22/1929 — [[Warsaw]] **Spouse** [[Marya Chana Biderman (b.1878)]] **Children** [[Jankiel Srul Grynglas (b.1894)]] · [[Ester Bajla Grynglas (b.1900)]] · [[Chaim Chaskel Grynglas (b.1911)]] ### Biography — from MyHeritage From [Virtual Stetl](https://sztetl.org.pl/pl/miejscowosci/l/654-leczna/99-historia-spolecznosci/137622-historia-spolecznosci#:~:text=Kirszenbaun%20was%20succeeded,during%20the%20elections.) (translated): *(Lejzor-Izrael) Kirszenbaum was succeeded by Biderman's son-in-law, Henoch Gringlas, who was not well-liked by the Łęczna Jews. He was accused of extorting money, as well as failing to participate in circumcisions and making entries in the parish registers. Abraham-Rachmil Bromberg was seen as Gringlas's successor, and in 1906 he took up religious ministry. When the Jews opposed Gringlas, he filed a complaint against Bromberg with the Lublin governor, claiming he was rebelling against the community's official rabbi. Abraham-Rachmil Bromberg was born in 1879. He arrived in the Lublin region in the late 19th century in search of work. For a short time, he served as rabbi in Kamionka near Lubartów, and later, citing poor health, moved to Firlej, where he served as a priest from 1901 to 1906. He then settled in Łęczna, where his wife, the granddaughter of Chaim Boruch Kowartowski, was from. After arriving in Łęczna, Bromberg bought a house and engaged in trade. However, many Jews living in Łęczna viewed him as Kowartowski's heir, and therefore sought his religious advice. From time to time, he also taught privately as a melamed in the homes of wealthier Łęczna Jews. Bromberg's followers comprised a wealthy minority, including the Łęczna merchants Icek and Dawid Handelsman, and Chaskiel Geldman.* *During the Łęczna Fair in 1907, Gringlas's supporters began collecting signatures to petition the Lublin governor to expel Bromberg from Łęczna. However, Bromberg's supporters sent a letter to Lublin accusing the Jewish poor of rebelling against the wealthy. In 1908, Bromberg explained in a letter to the governor that he had never opposed the authorities or other rabbis. As evidence, he presented the opinion of Lubartów rabbi Szlomy Pud, who admitted that Bromberg had never opposed the Lubartów clergy. The Russian authorities referred the matter to the official rabbis of Włocławek and Warsaw. In 1910, the dispute ended favorably for Abraham-Rachmil Bromberg, and he became the rabbi in Łęczna during the elections.* **📸 Media — from MyHeritage** ![[I518709_1.jpg|180]] **Documents — from MyHeritage:** [[I518709_doc0.pdf|📄 utoZgXqbqrFhIn_wrjz6a]] *GEDCOM I518709 · Bernstein tree · synced 2026-07-01* <!-- AUTO:END --> ## Research *(your reasoning — preserved across every rebuild)* ## Evidence ## Open questions