Hasidic dynasty
Satmar
Satmar was founded in 1905 by Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum in the town of Szatmár (today Satu Mare, Romania). After the war the Rebbe…
Topic
The Holocaust
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Hasidic dynasty
Bobov
Bobov traces its origins to the Galician town of Bobowa and was founded by Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam, a grandson of the Sanzer Rav.…
Hasidic dynasty
Belz
Belz was founded in the early 19th century by Rabbi Shalom Rokeach, the “Sar Shalom,” in the town of Belz in Galicia. After the…
Hasidic dynasty
Vizhnitz
Vizhnitz was founded in the mid-19th century by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hager in the town of Vizhnitz in Bukovina (today in…
Hasidic dynasty
Ger
Ger was founded by Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Alter, the “Chiddushei HaRim,” in the town of Ger (Góra Kalwaria) near Warsaw. Before the…
Community
Williamsburg (Brooklyn)
Williamsburg is a neighborhood in northern Brooklyn, New York, beside the Williamsburg Bridge that leads to Manhattan. After…