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When he reached marriage age, he married in 5685 (1925) Bracha, the younger sister of the Mashpia R' Avraham Baruch Pevzner from Minsk. When they asked [[The Rebbe Rayatz|the Frierdiker Rebbe]] about the shidduch, the Frierdiker Rebbe remarked about him: "Avrahaml Smorgoner? Nu... he is a pnimi!"
When he reached marriage age, he married in 5685 (1925) Bracha, the younger sister of the Mashpia R' Avraham Baruch Pevzner from Minsk. When they asked [[The Rebbe Rayatz|the Frierdiker Rebbe]] about the shidduch, the Frierdiker Rebbe remarked about him: "Avrahaml Smorgoner? Nu... he is a pnimi!"


After his wedding, he learned about a town in Siberia where the shochet had passed away and they had no ability to shecht chickens. For this purpose, he traveled to learn shechita from his brother-in-law Baruch Duchman, and on his way to the town of Cherepovets he had a yechidus with the Frierdiker Rebbe, who instructed him to receive kabbalah for shechita both from the Chassidic Rav of Leningrad Rabbi Shimon Lazarov and from Rabbi Dovid Tevil Katzenellenbogen, the "misnagdish" Rav of the city, and also blessed him to have children.
After his wedding, he learned about a town in Siberia where the shochet had passed away and they had no ability to shecht chickens. For this purpose, he traveled to learn shechita from his brother-in-law Baruch Duchman, and on his way to the town of Cherepovets he had a yechidus with the Frierdiker Rebbe, who instructed him to receive kabbalah for shechita both from the Chassidic Rav of Leningrad Rabbi Shimon Lazarov and from Rabbi Dovid Tevil Katzenellenbogen, the "misnagdish" Rav of the city<ref>Even though during that period he disagreed with the Rebbe Rayatz regarding the assembly of rabbis, the Rebbe Rayatz said that one should receive "kabbalah" (tradition/teaching) from him since he was a G-d-fearing Jew.</ref>, and also blessed him to have children.


Due to persecution by the KGB, he was forced to flee to Kharkov in Ukraine, where he managed a kosher restaurant.
Due to persecution by the KGB, he was forced to flee to Kharkov in Ukraine, where he managed a kosher restaurant.
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== Family ==
== Family ==
* His daughter, Mrs. Fruma Sarah, wife of R' Chaim Eliyahu Mishulovin
* His daughter, Mrs. Fruma Sarah, wife of R' Chaim Eliyahu Mishulovin<ref>She passed away on 23 Kislev 5784 (December 2023)</ref>
* His son, R' Berel Zaltzman
* His son, R' Berel Zaltzman
* His son, R' Hillel Zaltzman - Chairman of CHAMAH in the United States
* His son, R' Hillel Zaltzman - Chairman of CHAMAH in the United States


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