Great-granddaughter of the author of 'Divrei Chaim' from Sanz dies of coronavirus in Brazil at age 99

April 1, 2021   

Baruch Dayan, the truth teller: In Sao Paulo, Brazil, Rebbetzin Mrs. Reitza Ba'er, may God bless her, the great-granddaughter of the author of 'Divrei Chaim' of Sanz, died today (Thursday) at the age of 99, after contracting the coronavirus. The deceased, may God bless her, is the mother-in-law of the Rebbe of Kretshnif, who lives in Rehovot. The Rebbetzin, may God bless her, the daughter of Rabbi Zusha, grew up in the home of her grandfather, the Rebbe Rabbi Shalom Eliezer of Ratspert, may God bless her, the son of 'Divrei Chaim'. Upon reaching the age of puberty, she married her husband, the Reverend Rabbi Yoel Ba'er, zt"l, the Rebbe of Ratspert-São Paulo. She left behind her son, the Rebbe of Ratspert-São Paulo, who moved to live in Monsey, and her daughters, the wife of the Rebbe of Kretschniff, the wife of the Av Beit Din of Edgware from Britain, the wives of the Rebbes of Cleveland, USA, Circassian-Monsey, Anipoli, and Carlsburg, Canada. Her daughter, Paige Dina, the wife of the Reverend Rabbi Yitzhak David Horwitz, the rabbi of the Hasidic communities in Brazil, is hospitalized after contracting the coronavirus. She left behind hundreds of descendants. Her sister is Rebbetzin Katz, who lives in the USA - the last remaining great-granddaughter of the author of 'Divrei Chaim' from Sanz.