ðɛɹ fˈoːɹ ˈoʊldɪst sˈʌnz wɜː sˈɛnt tə stˈʌdi ɪnðɪ ˈɪzɹiːəl mˈɛɹ kˈæɡənz tʃˈoʊfəts tʃˈeɪm jˈɛshɪvə ɪn ɹˈeɪdɪn, ænd ˌɪndˈiːd mˈɛnɪəv ɹˈæbaɪ pˈuːpkoʊz tʃˈɪldɹən wɛnt ˌɔn tə plˈeɪ ɐ pˈɪvəɾəl ɹˈoʊl wɪðˌɪn ðə dʒˈuːɪʃ wˈɜːld.
Their four oldest sons were sent to study in the Israel Meir Kagan's (Chofetz Chaim) yeshiva in Radin, and indeed many of Rabbi Poupko's children went on to play a pivotal role within the Jewish world.