Joel Teitelbaum
Grand Rebbe of Satmar Hasidim / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joel Teitelbaum (Yiddish: יואל טייטלבוים, romanized: Yoyl Teytlboym, [jɔjl̩ teɪtɛlbɔjm]; 13 January 1887 – 19 August 1979) was the founder and first Grand Rebbe of the Satmar dynasty.
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Born | (1887-01-13)January 13, 1887 |
Died | August 19, 1979(1979-08-19) (aged 92) |
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | Hungarian Romanian American |
Spouse | Chavah Horowitz (1904–1936) Alte Faige Shapiro (1937–2001) |
Children | Esther (−1921) Rachel (−1931) Roysele (−1953) |
Parent(s) | Chananyah Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum Chana Ashkenazi |
Occupation | Rabbi |
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A major figure in the post-war renaissance of Hasidism, he espoused a strictly conservative and isolationist line, rejecting modernity. Teitelbaum was a fierce opponent of Zionism, which he decried as inherently heretical. His role as a Jewish community leader in Transylvania during the Holocaust remains controversial.[1]