The funeral of Rabbi Sholom Ber Gourary

I spoke on the phone with Shaul Shimon Deutsch. He repeated the acount he already given to Schneur Zalman:

His funeral (Beth-El in Paramus) was attended by 20 people. Rav Yakov Neuberger MDA of Beth Abraham synagogue in Bergenfield, NJ and Rosh Yeshiva at RIETS gave a eulogy.

Shaul Shimon Deutsch asked me to convey this message: I was the only Chasidic person at the funeral. I was shaken by the fact that they were putting into the ground the grandson of the Previous Rebbe and there were not a single person from Chabad. Whatever the disagreement in the past how is it possible if you preach love to other Jews? It does not ad up.

When I wrote my books my goal was to be objective and present the facts and let others decide. When I interviewed Barry Gourary I sometimes asked him questions that could have been interpreted on his part as an opportunity "to get even". He was not interested and never crossed the line of respect (see also a comment from Chabakuk Elisha)

I asked Shaul Shimon: "The news came out very late and perhaps people in Chabad did not know"? He responded that a call was placed informing of the passing and that the information about the funeral was given out at 5:00 am.

He said: "The grandson of the Rebbe Rayatz was laid to rest virtually alone! How is it possible? When I was driving back to the city to tape my weekly radio program I though I will speak about Barry Gourary as a human being, but then I decided against it, because of who I am my words would not be received."