A Hasidic dynasty is a
dynasty
A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family,''Oxford English Dictionary'', "dynasty, ''n''." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1897. usually in the context of a monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in republics. A ...
led by
Hasidic
Hasidism, sometimes spelled Chassidism, and also known as Hasidic Judaism ( Ashkenazi Hebrew: חסידות ''Ḥăsīdus'', ; originally, "piety"), is a Jewish religious group that arose as a spiritual revival movement in the territory of conte ...
Jewish
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spiritual leaders known as
rebbe
A Rebbe ( yi, רבי, translit=rebe) or Admor ( he, אדמו״ר) is the spiritual leader in the Hasidic movement, and the personalities of its dynasties.Heilman, Samuel"The Rebbe and the Resurgence of Orthodox Judaism."''Religion and Spiritu ...
s, and usually has some or all of the following characteristics:
* Each leader of the dynasty is often known as an ''ADMOR''
(abbreviation for '' ADoneinu MOreinu veRabeinu'' – "our master, our teacher, and our rabbi"), or simply as ''
Rebbe
A Rebbe ( yi, רבי, translit=rebe) or Admor ( he, אדמו״ר) is the spiritual leader in the Hasidic movement, and the personalities of its dynasties.Heilman, Samuel"The Rebbe and the Resurgence of Orthodox Judaism."''Religion and Spiritu ...
'' (or "the Rebbe"), and at times called the "Rav" ("rabbi"), and sometimes referred to in English as a "Grand Rabbi";
* The dynasty continues beyond the initial leader's lifetime by succession (usually by a family descendant);
* The dynasty is usually named after a key town in Eastern Europe where the founder may have been born or lived, or where the group began to grow and flourish;
* The dynasty has (or once had) followers who, through time, continue following successive leaders (rebbes), or may even continue as a group without a leader by following the precepts of a deceased leader.
A Hasidic group has the following characteristics:
* It was founded by a leader who did not appoint or leave a successor;
* It may be named after a key town in Eastern Europe where the founder may have been born or lived, or where the group began to grow and flourish, or it may be named after the founder himself;
* It has followers who continue as a group under the direction of rabbis who expound and interpret the precepts of the deceased founder.
Dynasties with larger following
Hasidic dynasties (arranged alphabetically) with a large following include:
Dynasties with smaller following
Hasidic dynasties (arranged alphabetically) with a small following include:
Other dynasties
Many of these dynasties have presently few or no devotees, due to most of the Hasidic groups being destroyed during the
Holocaust
The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe; ...
, 1939–1945. Other communities are flourishing, and have growing Hasidic sects. There are many dynasties whose followers number around five to fifteen people, and are not listed here.
A
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Alesk (from
Olesko, Ukraine)
*
Amdur (from
Indura
Indura (Belarusian: Індура; Russian; Индура; yi, אמדור, Amdur) is a village in the Grodno District of the Grodno Region of Belarus.
The town's name in Yiddish is Amdur, which lends its name to the Amdur Hasidic dynasty founded b ...
, Belarus)
*
Anipoli (from
Annopol, Ukraine)
*
Apta / Zinkov / Mezhbizh (from
Opatów, Poland)
B
*
Beitsh (from
Biecz, Poland)
*
Bender (from
Bender, Moldova)
*
Berditchev (
Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev (1740–1810) from
Berdychiv
Berdychiv ( uk, Берди́чів, ; pl, Berdyczów; yi, באַרדיטשעװ, Barditshev; russian: Берди́чев, Berdichev) is a historic city in the Zhytomyr Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center ...
,
Ukraine
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)
*
Bergsass Current Rebbe:
Aaron Pollak, Founder:
Abraham Alter Pollak
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(died 2007), Headquartered in:
El'ad, Israel (from
Beregszász
Berehove ( uk, Берегове; hu, Beregszász) is a city located in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, near the border with Hungary. It is the cultural centre of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine.
Serving as the administrat ...
, Hungary (now Ukraine))
*
Bertch (from
Bircza, Poland)
*
Białystok
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Białystok is located in the Białystok U ...
(from
Białystok
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Białystok is located in the Białystok U ...
)
*
Bialobrzeg (from
Białobrzegi
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, Poland)
*
Bluzhev (from
Błażowa
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History
The area of the gmina of Błażowa in the past was located along the borde ...
, Poland)
*
Bikovsk (from
Bikofsk)
*
Bohush (from
Buhuși
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, Romania)
*
Bonia
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;Species
* '' Bonia amplexicaulis'' (L.C.Chia, H.L.Fung & Y.L.Yang) N.H.Xia – Guangxi
* ''Bonia levigata'' (L.C.Chia, H.L.Fung & Y.L.Yang) N.H.Xia – Hainan
* ''Boni ...
*
Botoshan (from
Botoşani, Romania)
*
Brod (from
Brody, Ukraine) (several)
* Brezahn (from
Berezhany, Ukraine)
*
Brizdovitz (from
Berezdivtsi, Ukraine)
*
Bucharest
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(from
București, Romania) (several)
*
Burshtin
Burshtin is a Hasidic dynasty headed by Grand Rabbi David Eichenstein, the Burshteiner Rebbe. The main Burshteiner synagogue is located in Borough Park, Brooklyn.
The group originated in Burshtyn, now located in Ukraine, but was once part of A ...
(from
Burshtyn, Ukraine)
C
* Chabad-
Avrutsh (from
Ovruch, Ukraine)
* Chabad-
Bobroisk (from
Bobrujsk, Belarus)
* Chabad-
Kapust
* Chabad-
Liadi
* Chabad-
Nezhin
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* Chabad-
Strashelye
Strashelye was a branch of the Chabad school of Hasidic Judaism, named after the town Strashelye (Starasel'lye) in the Mohilev Province of present-day Belarus, where its leader lived. Like all Hasidism it is based on the teachings and customs of ...
*
Chernovitz (from
Chernivtsi) (several)
*
Czortkow (from
Chortkiv)
*
Chust (from
Khust) (several)
*
Cleveland
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*
Cracow (from
Kraków
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)
D
*
Deyzh (from
Dés, Hungary) (today Romania)
*
Dinov (from
Dynów, Poland)
*
Dombrova (from
Dąbrowa Tarnowska, Poland)
*
Drubitsh (from
Drohobych, Poland) (several)
*
Dzirka (from Györke, Hungary) (today
Ďurkov,
Slovakia
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)
*
Dzikov (from
Tarnobrzeg, Poland)
E
*
Erlau
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Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggs ...
(from
Eger/Erlau, Hungary)
*
Etched (from
Nagyecsed
Nagyecsed is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.
The old name of the town was Ecsed but over time it has been renamed Nagyecsed, meaning "grand" or "great Ecsed" to distinguish it. ...
, Hungary)
F
*
Faltishan (from
Fălticeni, Romania)
G
*
Gorlitz (from
Gorlice, Poland)
*
Gostynin
Gostynin is a town in central Poland with 19,414 inhabitants (2004). It is situated in the Masovian Voivodship since 1999 and was previously in the Płock Voivodship from 1975 to 1998. It is the capital of Gostynin County.
History
Gostynin ...
(from
Gostynin
Gostynin is a town in central Poland with 19,414 inhabitants (2004). It is situated in the Masovian Voivodship since 1999 and was previously in the Płock Voivodship from 1975 to 1998. It is the capital of Gostynin County.
History
Gostynin ...
, Poland)
*
Gvodzitz (from
Hvizdets)
*
Gribov (from
Grybów
Grybów ( uk, Грибів, ''Hrybiv''; german: Grünberg, ''Grynberk''; yi, גריבאוו, ''Gribuv''),Prof. Maria Malec. ''Słownik nazw geograficznych Polski.'' 2003. WN PWN. 2007. .Prof. Stanisław Rospond. ''Słownik Etymologiczny Miast i ...
, Poland)
*
Galovitch (Hasidic dynasty)
H
*
Hornsteipel (from
Hornostaypil', Ukraine)
*
Huvniv (from
Hivniv, Ukraine)
*
Husiatyn ( from
Husiatyn, Ukraine)
K
*
Kaliv
Kaliv is a Hasidic dynasty founded by Yitzchak Isaac Taub (1744–1821) of Nagykálló (in Yiddish ''Kalev, Kaalov, Kaliv''), Hungary.
History Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Taub
Rabbi Taub (1751 - 7 Adar 2, March 21 1821) was the rabbi of Kalov and th ...
(from
Nagykálló, Hungary)
*
Kaminke (the unrelated Ukrainian Kaminke dynasty from
Kamianka, Ukraine and Galician Kaminke dynasty from
Kamianka-Buzka, Ukraine)
*
Kaminetz
*
Kunskvola (from
Końskowola, Poland)
*
Karlihaz
*
Kashau (from
Kassa,
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Cr ...
)
*
Kerestir (from
Bodrogkeresztúr
Bodrogkeresztúr (shortly, ''"Keresztúr"'', yi, קערעסטיר) is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary.
Before World War II, there was a sizable Jewish community in Bodrogkeresztúr. At its height, there were 535 Jews in the ...
, Hungary)
*
Khentshin (from
Chęciny
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, Poland)
*
Kielce (from
Kielce, Poland)
*
Koidanov
Dzyarzhynsk or Dzerzhinsk, formerly Koidanova or Koydanava ( be, Дзяржы́нск, Dziaržynsk, formerly , ; russian: Дзержи́нск, Dzerzhinsk, formerly , ; pl, Kojdanów; yi, קוידאַנאָוו, Koydanov; lt, Kaidanava), in t ...
(from
Koidanava, Belarus)
*
Kolbasov
Kolbasov ( rue, Ковбасів; ) is a village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a la ...
(Végaszó,
Hungary
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)
*
Komarno (from
Komarno, Ukraine)
*
Kopyczynitz (from
Kopychyntsi
Kopychyntsi (, pl, Kopyczyńce, yi, קאפיטשיניץ, Koptchintz) is a small city in Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kopychyntsi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Kopychyntsi is the ...
, Ukraine)
*
Korets
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(from
Korets
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, Ukraine)
*
Koson (from
Mezőkaszony,
Hungary
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)
*
Kosov (from
Kosiv, Ukraine)
*
Kotsk (from
Kock
Kock is a town in eastern Poland, about north of Lublin and south-east of Warsaw. It lies in Lublin Voivodeship, in Lubartów County. It is the capital of the administrative district Gmina Kock. Historically Kock belongs to the Polish provinc ...
, Poland)
*
Kozlov
*
Kozhnitz
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Even though Kozienice is part of Lesser ...
(from
Kozienice
Kozienice (; yi, קאזשניץ ''Kozhnits''; german: Koschnitz) is a town in eastern Poland with 21,500 inhabitants (1995). Located four miles from the Vistula, it is the capital of Kozienice County.
Even though Kozienice is part of Lesser ...
, Poland)
*
Krasna
*
Krula (from
Nagykároly,
Hungary
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)
*
Kshanov (from
Chrzanów, Poland)
*
Kuzmir (from
Kazimierz Dolny, near Warsaw) (several)
L
*
Łańcut
Łańcut (, approximately "wine-suit"; yi, לאַנצוט, Lantzut; uk, Ла́ньцут, Lánʹtsut; german: Landshut) is a town in south-eastern Poland, with 18,004 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009. Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship ( ...
(from
Łańcut
Łańcut (, approximately "wine-suit"; yi, לאַנצוט, Lantzut; uk, Ла́ньцут, Lánʹtsut; german: Landshut) is a town in south-eastern Poland, with 18,004 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009. Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship ( ...
, Poland)
*
Lashkovitz (from
Ulashkivtsi, Ukraine)
*
Lelov (from
Lelów, Poland)
*
Lechovitch (from
Lyakhavichy, Belarus)
*
Linitz (from
Linitz)
*
Liske (from
Olaszliszka, Hungary)
*
Lizhensk (from
Leżajsk, Poland)
*
Leva
Leva may refer to:
* Bulgarian lev, Bulgarian currency
* ''Leva'' (grasshopper), a genus of insects
* Levice
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(from
Leova, Moldova)
*
Liozna (from
Liozna, Belarus)
*
Lublin (from
Lublin, Poland) (several)
*
Lutsk (from
Lutsk, Ukraine) (several)
M
*
Margareten (from Margitta, Hungary) (today
Marghita,
Romania
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)
*
Mattersdorf (from
Mattersburg
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, Austria)
*
Mezhbizh (from
Medzhybizh
Medzhybizh, previously known as Mezhybozhe, population 1,731, (Census 2001) ( uk, Меджибіж, russian: Меджибож, Translit: ''Medzhibozh'', pl, Międzybóż, german: Medschybisch, yi, מעזשביזש, translit. ''Mezhbizh'') is ...
), Ukraine; Also see
Apter Rov
*
Mishkoltz (from
Miskolc, Hungary) (several)
*
Mogelnitz (from
Mogielnica, Poland)
*
Manestrishtze (from
Monastyryshche
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Until 18 July 2020, Monastyryshche served as an admi ...
, Ukraine)
N
*
*
Narol (from
Narol, Galicia/Austria-Hungary, now in Poland)
*
Neshchiz (from
Nesukhoyezhe, Ukraine)
*
O
* Ostrof
*
Ozherov (from
Ożarów, Poland)
P
*
Pabianice
Pabianice is a city in central Poland with 63,023 inhabitants (2021). Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship, it is the capital of Pabianice County. It lies about southwest of Łódź and belongs to the metropolitan area of that city. It is the ...
(from
Pabianice
Pabianice is a city in central Poland with 63,023 inhabitants (2021). Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship, it is the capital of Pabianice County. It lies about southwest of Łódź and belongs to the metropolitan area of that city. It is the ...
, Poland)
*
Pashkan (from
Paşcani, Romania)
*
Piasetzne (from
Piaseczno, Poland)
*
Pietrokov (from
Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland)
*
Pilts (from
Pilica, Poland)
*
Pilzno (named for
Pilzno, Poland)
*
Pintchiv (from
Pińczów, Poland)
*
Pittsburgh
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(from
Pittsburgh
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, Pennsylvania)
*
Porisov (from
Parysów, Poland)
*
Premishlan (from
Peremyshliany, Ukraine)
*
Pshemishl (from
Przemyśl, Poland)
*
Pshevorsk (from
Przeworsk, Poland)
R
*
Radomsk (from
Radomsko
Radomsko is a city in southern Poland with 44,700 inhabitants (2021). It is situated on the Radomka river in the Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been in Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the county sea ...
, Poland)
*
Radoshitz (from
Radoszyce, Poland)
*
Radvil (from
Radyvyliv, Ukraine)
*
Radzymin (from
Radzymin, Poland)
*
Ratzfert (from
Újfehértó, Hungary)
*
Ribatitch (from
Rybotycze, Poland)
*
Rimenov (from
Rymanów
Rymanów (; la, Rimanovia or ; uk, Рима́нів) is a town located in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in the southeastern tip of Poland, with 3,585 inhabitants. It is a capital of a separate commune within Krosno County. Rymanów is situate ...
, Poland)
*
Roman
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* Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lett ...
(from
Roman
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
* Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lett ...
, Romania)
*
Ropshitz (from
Ropczyce, Poland)
*
Ruzhin (from
Ruzhyn, Ukraine)
*
Rzeszów (
Rzeszów, Galicia, Poland)
S
*
Sambur (from
Sambir, Ukraine) (several)
*
Sasregen (from Szászrégen, Hungary) (today
Reghin,
Romania
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)
*
Sassov (from
Sasiv
Sasiv (Ukrainian: /, Polish: , Yiddish: , Russian: /) is a Selo in Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, since 1945. Until 1772 the town was located in the historical territory of Ruthenia, in the Ruthenian Voivodeship of the Crown of the King ...
, Ukraine)
*
Savran (from
Savran, Ukraine)
*
Seret (from
Siret, Romania)
*
Shedlitz (from
Siedlce
Siedlce [] ( yi, שעדליץ ) is a city in eastern Poland with 77,354 inhabitants (). Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously the city was the capital of a separate Siedlce Voivodeship (1975–1998). The city is situated b ...
, Poland)
*
Shotz (from
Suceava, Romania)
*
Shidlovtza (from
Szydłowiec
Szydłowiec (; Hebrew: שידלוביץ, Yiddish: שידלאָווצע; German: ''Schiedlowietz'') is a town in Szydłowiec County, Mazovian Voivodeship, south-central Poland, with 5,243 inhabitants (December 31, 2005). It is the seat of Gmin ...
, Poland)
*
Shineva (from
Sieniawa, Poland)
*
Shpikov (from
Shpykiv
Shpykiv (, pl, Szpików) is an urban-type settlement in Tulchyn Raion (a district in Vinnytsia Oblast (province) in central Ukraine, southwest of Kyiv and northwest of Tulchyn, the raion center. Population: . It is located in the historic regi ...
, Ukraine)
*
Shtefanesht (from
Ştefăneşti, Romania)
*
Siget (from Máramarossziget, Hungary) (today
Sighetu-Marmaţiei,
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
) (parent of, now sharing leadership with, the Satmar dynasty above)
*
Sochatchov (from
Sochaczew, Poland)
*
Sokolov (from
Sokołów Podlaski, Poland – there was a branch of the
Ropshitz dynasty in
Sokołów Małopolski
Sokołów Małopolski is a town in Rzeszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, with a population of 3,962 (2 June 2009).
Geography
Sokolow Malopolski lies in Sandomierz Basin, 24 kilometers north of Rzeszow, and 11 kilometers from Rzes ...
, Poland, as well)
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Stanislov (from
Stanyslaviv
Ivano-Frankivsk ( uk, Іва́но-Франкі́вськ, translit=Iváno-Frankívśk ), formerly Stanyslaviv ( pl, Stanisławów ; german: Stanislau), is a city located in Western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Ivano-Frankivsk Obl ...
, Ukraine) (several)
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Stepan
Stepan ( uk, Степань; pl, Stepań; he, סטפאן) is an urban-type settlement in Sarny Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its population was 4,073 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census. Current population:
Th ...
(from
Stepan
Stepan ( uk, Степань; pl, Stepań; he, סטפאן) is an urban-type settlement in Sarny Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its population was 4,073 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census. Current population:
Th ...
, Ukraine)
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Stitshin (from
Szczucin, Poland)
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Stretin (from
Stratin, Ukraine)
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Strikov (from
Stryków
Stryków (german: 1943-45 Strickau) is a town in central Poland, in Łódź Voivodeship, in Zgierz County. It has 3,428 inhabitants (2020).
History Early history
The first mention of Stryków was in 1387. Stryków was a village situated on the ...
, Poland)
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Strizhov (from
Strzyżów, Poland)
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Stropkov
Stropkov (; rue, Стропков, hu, Sztropkó, , yi, סטראפקאוו) is a town in Stropkov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia.
History
The first written data about the town is from 1404, when Stropkov was already labeled as an ''oppid ...
(from Sztropkó, Hungary (now in
Stropkov
Stropkov (; rue, Стропков, hu, Sztropkó, , yi, סטראפקאוו) is a town in Stropkov District, Prešov Region, Slovakia.
History
The first written data about the town is from 1404, when Stropkov was already labeled as an ''oppid ...
,
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the ...
))
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Sudilkov
Sudylkiv (Ukrainian: Судилків) is a village in Shepetivka Raion in Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Sudylkiv rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
History
The 1897 census reveals that out of a ...
(from
Sudylkiv
Sudylkiv ( Ukrainian: Судилків) is a village in Shepetivka Raion in Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Sudylkiv rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
History
The 1897 census reveals that out of a ...
, Ukraine)
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Sulitza (from
Suliţa, Romania) (there was also a branch of the
Shotz dynasty in Sulitza)
T
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Tetsh (from Técső, Hungary (now
Tyachiv), Ukraine)
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Temeshvar (from Temesvár, Hungary) (today
Timișoara,
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
)
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Tolna (from
Talne, Ukraine)
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Toldos Tzvi
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Trisk (from
Turiisk, Ukraine)
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Tseshenov (from
Cieszanów, Poland)
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Tshakova (from
Szczakowa
Szczakowa is a district of the Polish city of Jaworzno. It is located in the northern part of the city and is one of the most important rail hubs of the area.
It was first mentioned in 1427 as ''Sczacowa''. In the years 1933–1956, it was a separ ...
, Poland)
U
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Ujhel (from
Újhely, Hungary)
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Ungvar
Uzhhorod ( uk, У́жгород, , ; ) is a city and municipality on the river Uzh in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. The city is approximately equidistant from the Baltic, the Adriatic and th ...
(from
Ungvár, Hungary)
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Ushpitzin (from
Oświęcim
Oświęcim (; german: Auschwitz ; yi, אָשפּיצין, Oshpitzin) is a city in the Lesser Poland ( pl, Małopolska) province of southern Poland, situated southeast of Katowice, near the confluence of the Vistula (''Wisła'') and Soła riv ...
, Poland)
V
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Vasloi (from
Vaslui, Romania)
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Vien (from
Wien/Vienna)
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Volova (from
Mizhhirya, Ukraine)
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Vorka from
Warka, Poland
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Vulkan (from Zsilyvajdejvulkán, Hungary (today
Vulcan, Hunedoara
Vulcan (; formerly ''Jiu-Vaidei-Vulcan''; hu, Vulkán, ''Zsilyvajdejvulkán'' (''Zsily-Vajdej-Vulkán''); german: Wolkendorf, Wulkan) is a city in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. With a population of 24,160, it is the second-largest ci ...
,
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
)
Y
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Yeruslav (from
Jarosław, Poland) (several)
Z
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Zablitov (from
Zabolotiv, Ukraine)
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Zbarz (from
Zbarazh, Ukraine) (several)
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Zenta (break-off from Satmar) (from Zenta, Hungary) (today
Senta,
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hu ...
)
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Zhmigrod (from
Nowy Żmigród
Nowy Żmigród, until 1946 Żmigród ( yi, זשמיגראד / Zhmigrod, german: Schmiedeburg), is a village and rural municipality (''gmina'') in Jasło County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, WNW of Dukla and south of Jasło.
History
Ż ...
, Poland)
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Zhitomir (from
Zhytomyr, Ukraine)
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Zidichov
Ziditshov is a Hasidic dynasty originating in town Ziditshoyv (as known in Yiddish; or Zhydachiv in Ukrainian), in Galicia (a province of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire). It was founded by Rebbe Tzvi Hirsh of Ziditshov. Today, the few who ...
(from
Zhydachiv
Zhydachiv ( uk, Жидачів) is a city in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) in western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Zhydachiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Local government is administered by the Zhydachivska city c ...
, Ukraine)
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Zinkov
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Zlatipol (from
Zlatopol)
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Zlotchov (from
Zolochiv)
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Zolozitz (from
Zaliztsi)
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Zychlin
Hasidic groups (non-dynastic)
References
* Rabinowicz, Tzvi M. ''The Encyclopedia of Hasidism'' Jason Aronson, Inc., 1996.
* Alfasi, Yitschak. ''החסידות מדור לדור'' ''Hachasidut miDor leDor'' (2 vols)
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