Yitzchok Sternhartz (1808–1871) was the second eldest son of

Nathan of Breslov Nathan of Breslov (January 22, 1780 – December 20, 1844), also known as Reb Noson, born Nathan Sternhartz, was the chief disciple and scribe of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, founder of the Breslov Hasidic dynasty. Reb Noson is credited with preserv ...

. He was born in the town of

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, Ukraine, northwest of

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), where his father was a disciple of

Nachman of Breslov Nachman of Breslov ( ''Rabbī'' ''Naḥmān mīBreslev''), also known as Rabbi Nachman of Breslev, Rabbi Nachman miBreslev, Reb Nachman of Bratslav, Reb Nachman Breslover ( ''Rebe Nakhmen Breslover''), and Nachman from Uman (April 4, 1772 – O ...

Biography

Sternhartz married at the age of 15 and moved to his wife's home in

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, Ukraine. The couple divorced in 1825. He remarried in 1826, to a woman whose family was opposed to Hasidic Judaism.

Death

Sternhartz immigrated to

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in the summer of 1868, reaching

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. He died in

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in 1871.

References

*Kramer, Chaim (1989). ''Crossing the Narrow Bridge''. Appendix C: Breslov Biographies.

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. . *Kramer, Chaim. ''Through Fire and Water: The Life of Reb Noson of Breslov''.

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