The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a and his firstborn son, HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi (Av Beis Din and Rosh Yeshiva of Williamsburg) shlit"a, at the levaya of the distinguished, unforgettable askan R' Meir Zelig Rispler z"l, both with the same request, in the name of R' Meir Zelig z"l: Arouse Heavenly mercy that the educational institutions not be closed!!!

The Satmar Rebbe shlit"a at the levaya in Kiryas Joel:
"..We stand now at a difficult time, a time when the government has set itself against the chinuch of boys and girls. We ask the distinguished niftar: as you ascend to the World of Truth, carrying with you so many hours of Torah, avodah and gemilus chasadim, you should arouse Heavenly mercy that the chinuch of boys and girls not be disrupted.. Be a advocate for your widow, for your sons, for your grandchildren and for the entire kehilla.."

HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi (Av Beis Din and Rosh Yeshiva of Williamsburg) shlit"a at the levaya in Williamsburg:
"..But above all we wish to request: our distinguished askan has many merits, the gates of Heaven will open for him, he will surely have great power to approach the Heavenly Throne, and for all the tzaddikim for whom he acted, in their honor and merit, he should demand that the sacrifices already be complete; so many sacrifices have been brought in recent times.. R' Meir Zelig, you built batei medrash, see to it that they be open, see to it that they are not closed; you built a Beis Rochel, see to it that the Beis Rochel be open so that people can come to learn properly; you gave money for the talmud torah, for mikvaos, see to it that they can be used properly.."