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Bluzhev (Hasidic dynasty)
Polish Hasidic dynasty / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bluzhev (also spelled Bluzhov or Bluzov)[1][2] is a Hasidic dynasty originating in Błażowa, Poland and currently based in Brooklyn, NY. Founded by Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech Spira in the early 1880s, it was destroyed during the Holocaust and reestablished in the United States by Rabbi Yisroel Spira. In 2015, after the death of Grand Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Spira, the court splintered into three smaller groups, one retaining the name Bluzev and the others going under the names Ribatitch and Bluzhev. All are centered in Brooklyn.
Quick Facts Founder, Regions with significant populations ...
![]() Hasidic children in Błażowa in the 1930s | |
Founder | |
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Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech Spira | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Israel, United States, Poland | |
Religions | |
Hasidic Judaism | |
Languages | |
Yiddish, Hebrew | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Dinov, Munkatch |
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