Jewish Telegraphic Agency7y
A Hasidic dynasty began in this Romanian town. Now the Jewish community is barely surviving.
Before the Holocaust, prayers were led here by none other than Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum, the late founder of the Satmar movement of Hasidic Judaism. The Satmars, who derive their name from this ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency2y
In Israel, a Hasidic dynasty’s rivalry erupts into violence
(JTA) — A simmering rivalry within one of the largest Hasidic movements in Israel escalated ... Clashes between competing currents within the Ger dynasty happened last weekend in Jerusalem ...