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21 Adar in Lizhensk: When a Small Polish Town Fills With Chassidim

Rebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk (1717–1787), his disciples and the Noam Elimelech, and the yahrzeit pilgrimage to his ohel (about 6,000 visitors in 2012). Distinguishes documented facts from traditions such as the wartime story of…