in 1948, the Pnei Menachem's grave was dug with machinery; the latter grave is therefore lower than the former. A red-brick ohel was built over the two graves, which are visited frequently by students in the yeshiva. He was succeeded as Rebbe by his nephew, Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter, son of Rabbi Simcha Bunim Alter. In 2019 his son Rabbi Shaul Alter formed his own followership of Ger Chasidim called Kehilas Pnei Menachem which is independent of the greater Ger sect. References External links Rare Footage Of The Gerrer Rebbe The Pnei Menachem Zt"l Dancing At A Wedding The Pnei Menachem Of Gur Visiting A Yeshiva In America 1926 births 1996 deaths Rebbes of Ger Hasidic rosh yeshivas Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah 20th-century Polish rabbis Polish emigrants to Israel Israeli Hasidic rabbis Clergy from Warsaw