Barry Gurary [SEP] father
Barry Gurary
Barry Gurary (also: Gourary, Sholom Dovber or Berke) (b. in Rostov-on-Don, Russia February 10, 1923, d. Montclair, New Jersey, United States March 14, 2005) was the only son of Rabbi Shemaryahu Gurary and Chana Gurary.
Family origins and history.
Barry Gurary was the only son of Rabbi Shmaryahu Gurary.he married Mina Haskind, the daughter of Alter Haskind from a prominent Chabad family.
Barry Gurary's family relationship with the Rebbe was a source of
, removed books from the Chabad Library and began selling them for personal profit. Gurary claimed the books as part of his inheritance from his late grandfather. According to Gurary, the Chabad Library belonged to his grandfather's estate. Barry Gurary clandestinely removed numerous Jewish books, including a first edition Passover haggadah worth over $50,000, and began selling the books. One illuminated Passover Haggadah dating back to 1757 was sold for $69,000 to a Swiss book dealer who soon found a private buyer to pay nearly $150,000 for it.