On Sunday, September 25, a memorial was held at Chabad House, to honor the legacy of our friend Zelik.

Thank you to the Nissani family for initiating the gathering.

Thank you to Avi Shillian, David Clontz and Ephraim Paltiel for your heart-felt words.

Thank you to everyone who joined in honoring our beloved Zelik.

May we only meet on happy occasions in the future.

A special Thank You to Steven Cahn for providing the heart-warming recordings of Zelik.

Thank you! 

Courtesy of Steven Cahn

Courtesy of Steven Cahn

Courtesy of Steven Cahn

Hello,

We just want to say we are sorry for your great loss.  May Reb Zelik rest peacefully in Heaven.

The Meyer Family
John, Sandy, John, Ashley, Victoria, Henry

I am going to miss Reb Zelik terribly. He came into my family’s life when my (now 17-year-old) son, Michael, was preparing for his Bar Mitzvah. Reb Zelik came to speak to Michael’s Bar Mitzvah class about what happened to him during the Holocaust and the experience affected Michael deeply. Michael wrote a very heartfelt note about the experience, which was later republished in a Chabad newsletter. 

Seeing Reb Zelik at services on Saturdays and Sundays became a touchstone for me. He had a spirit and sense of humor that seemed almost impossible for a man his age, a man that had been through what he had been through. Whenever my mother would see him at services when she would come up from North Carolina he would do a little dance with her. I hope that Michael and I can take a part of Reb Zelik through life with us.

Rob Resnick