Makarov is a
Hasidic dynasty founded by the
Rebbe
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Menachem Nochum Twerski of the
Chernobyl dynasty. Makarov is the
Yiddish
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name of
Makariv, a town in present-day
Ukraine
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. To this day, the Mekarev Shul is used in the old City of Safed for Shabbat Prayers by the Yeshiva Shalom Rav.
Lineage
* Rebbe Menachem Nochum Twerski of Makarov (1805–1851), son of the Rebbe
Mordechai Twerski of Chernobyl
** Rebbe Yaakov Yitzchok of Makarov (died 1892), son of the Rebbe Nochum.
*** Dov Ber Tversky (2002-now), son of Reb Yaakov Yitzchok Tversky.
References
* Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), p. 786: "Makarov"Rebbe
* Shtetl Finder (1980), p. 53: "Makarov"
Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), VII, pp. 922-926: "Makarów"(Polish)
External links
History of Makarov rebbes by Zalman Shklyar (Moscow)(Russian
The Mekarev Shul in Tzfat website
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Chernobyl (Hasidic dynasty)
Hasidic dynasties