Rabbi Yaakov Yitzhak Neumann or Neimann (1920, Pápa, Hungary – 2007,

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), also known as "Pupa Rav", was the

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of Montreal's

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from 1953 until his death in 2007.

Life

Neumann was born in Pápa, Hungary. His father Yosef ben Benzion Neuman was also a rabbi.

Rabbinical career

After surviving the

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, in which his wife and only son, Nuchem, were killed, Neumann served as head of the remaining Hungarian Pápa community ( 1948), from which he gained the title, Puper Rav. He then emigrated to

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and then in 1953 to

where there was a

er community. He died in 2007, at 87 without children.

Sources

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"The Forgotten Hassidim: Rabbis and Rebbes in Prewar Canada"
''Canadian Jewish Studies Journal''/''Revue d'études juives canadiennes'', vol. 12, 2004, p. 1-30. * Shaffir, William. "Chassidic Communities in Montreal". ''The Canadian Jewish Mosaic''. Eds.

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References

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