Yisroel Meir Gabbai - Accomplishments

Accomplishments

His accomplishments include:

• The identification of the grave of Rabbi Shalom Shabazi in Yemen
• The identification of the grave of Rabbi Refael Katzin, nineteenth-century chief rabbi of Aleppo, in Aleppo, Syria
• Renovation of the grave of Rabbi Naphtali Katz in Istanbul
• The purchase of part of the ancient cemetery in Shepetivka, Ukraine, and the identification and restoration of the grave and ohel of Rabbi Pinchas of Koretz, plus the construction of a nearby guest house
• Identification and restoration of the graves of Abba Hilkiah and Hanan ha-Nehba, both grandchildren of Honi HaM'agel, in northern Israel
• Placement of a plaque at the burial site of Rashi and other Rishonim, alerting visitors that an unmarked square in the city of Troyes, France is in fact part of an ancient Jewish cemetery