Grand rabbi shlomo halberstam, holocaust survivor whose gentle charisma nurtured exuberant postwar rebirth of bobov hasidic sect in. Solomon halberstam american religious leader britannica. The film, now produced and awaiting release, is a powerful beacon of light in our dark and despairing world. Yitta halberstam mandelbaum is the greatgreatgranddaughter of the sanzer. Rebbe dovid halberstam, sokolover rebbe along with his soninlaw rabbi aaron yerucham, credit. Most of those jews do not descend from the groups prewar polish community, but were drawn to the sect through the rebbes leadership. The rebbe was a grandson of rebbe yechezkel of shiniv. Chaim died in a soviet prison in 1944, and as we know the rebbes wife and other children were exterminated by the nazis. By the end of the second world war the ultraorthodox jewish sect of bobov from galicia, in southern poland, had been all but wiped out by the. Chaim tzvi teitelbaum, the chief rabbinic judge of sighet. May 09, 2014 compared to other books on the rebbe, this one is smooth, clear, and lacking all local color, the same way steinsaltz retold rav nachmans tales without any eastern european detail. Rabbi moshe shmuel zupnik rav, 500 bedford avenue synagogue. Bluma rachel halberstam teitelbaum was the first wife of rabbi shlomo halberstam of bobov, who after wwii became the bobover rebbe of america.
Rabbi haim halberstam 1792 tarngorod1876 is the famous rabbi chaim halberstam, the rebbe of sanz, also known as the divrei chaim after his work by that name who was antecedent to several chassidic dynasties. Rabbi shlo mo was a grandson of th e divrei chaim of sa nz 17931876, a hasidic sage of. One of the greatest religious biographies ever written. A story from the life of rebbe shlomo halberstam of bobov. The war years is part 1 of a twopart inspirational biography of rabbi yekusiel yehudah halberstam, the klausenberger rebbe. Grand rabbi shlomo halberstam, 92, is dead the new york times. Immanuel etkes is a distinguished israeli historian with a gift for integrating the intellectual and social history of 18 th and 19 thcentury eastern european jewry, and his newly translated biography of rabbi shneur zalman, sometimes referred to as the alter rebbe the old rabbi, is a brilliant accomplishment, both critical and. Sep 01, 2000 virtually singlehandedly rabbi shlomo halberstam, who has died aged 92, revived it. Rebbe chaim halberstam was named after his grandfather the divri chaim of sanzs. Mar 25, 2012 an outstanding biography of menachem mendel schneerson, the seventh lubavitcher rebbe. He was the founding rebbe of the sanz klausenburg chassidic dynasty and one of the youngest rebbes in europe, leading thousands of followers in the town of klausenberg, romania, before the shoah. His family moved to bobov and, following the death of his father, grand rabbi shlomo halberstam, rabbi ben zion was elected grand rabbi by his chassidim. I rather enjoyed his descriptions of the the rebbes human qualities, aside from his folk and fantasy images that are conjured up in our. He is shown in his synagogue in brooklyn in 2003, on the occasion of a.
Aug 04, 2000 most of those jews do not descend from the groups prewar polish community, but were drawn to the sect through the rebbe s leadership. He was the son o f rabbi myer noson halberst am 18271855. Telushkin, with his art of storytelling and crystal clear way of conveying factual information, writes a page turner that jews and nonjews can both appreciate. He was chosen five years later as the rabbi of klausenberg cluj. He became perhaps the most loved and respected leader of the hassidic world. The rebbe arrived in america after the war with nothing but the clothes on his back and a burning determination. On this date in 1941, less than two months after the nazis invaded the soviet union, they executed the hassidic rabbi ben zion halberstam along with his son, rabbi moshe aaron, three of his sons. Virtually singlehandedly rabbi shlomo halberstam, who has died aged 92, revived it. In a 1993 book on fervently religious jews, israeli journalist david landau described halberstam as having a warm, outgoing personality, a welcoming smile, a rare gift for storytelling and an inexhaustible fund. The episodes retold here by reb shlomos followers and admirers underscore his unfailing generosity, his capacity to love unconditionally, and his desire to reconnect every jew with his or her heritage. Grand rabbi shlomo halberstam, 92, is dead the new york.
Shlomo halberstam, cpa audit manager goldsteinpoole, llc. Mitzva tanz of the preivos bobover rabbie reb shlomo halberstam ztsl at the chasene of bobov viznitz in isreal 1995. Before the war religious life the bobover rebbe, rabbi ben zion bar shlomo halberstam 18741941 rabbi ben zion halberstam, the bobover rebbe center, during his stay in trzebinia trzebinia chassidim arrive at the trzebinia train station to greet rubin, the bridegroom, before his wedding to the daughter of the bobover rebbe. Shlomo halberstam, cpa audit manager goldsteinpoole. He was the son of rabbi myer noson halberstam 18271855. The other books from exodus to deuteronomy are about the journey to the land. David halberstam, who died in a car accident on april 23rd, at the age of seventythree, was a product of the cold war, a selfdescribed square from the fifties who went off to cover the. An outstanding biography of menachem mendel schneerson, the seventh lubavitcher rebbe. Of the second rebbe benzion halberstams 12 children, two sons and seven daughters survived the war. One of the most remarkable leaders of jewry in the postshoah era was the admor mklausenburg, r. In this enlightening biography, joseph telushkin offers a captivating portrait of the late rabbi menachem mendel schneerson, a towering figure who saw beyond conventional boundaries to turn his movement, chabadlubavitch, into one of the most dynamic and widespread organizations ever seen in the jewish world. But only shlomo was the heilige holy rebbe and only naftali his chosen successor. His more than 15 books include several volumes about jewish ethics, jewish literacy, as well as rebbe, a new york times best seller released in june 2014 telushkin was raised in brooklyn, new york, the son of solomon and hellen telushkin.
The life and afterlife of menachem mendel schneerson winner of the 2010 national jewish book award. Shlomo halberstam ii interesting stories about famous. He was the rosh yeshivah of the tschakava yeshivah in jerusalem and one of the most prominent members of the edah charedis rabbinical. The second bobover rebbe, rabbi ben zion bar shlomo halberstam, was born in 1874 5634 in the village of bikofsk, galicia. The klausenberger rebbe vol1 by judah lifschitz isbn. Sermon on yom kippur by the klausenberger rebbe, rabbi. He was the oldest son of rabbi ben zion halberstam 18741941 of bobov, who was murdered by the nazis and their ukrainian collaborators in the holocaust. He published four books in the 2000s and was en route to completing at least two others before. Inspiration from the shoah the klausenburger rebbe, rav. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Schneerson, the most influential rabbi in modern history joseph telushkin.
Bobov shloma solomon 48th street 45th street st st 48 45 halbershram shlomo unger bobava institute for judaic culture and history. The sanz hassidim have a yichus document showing how they are descended via the maharal of prague from r. Both his father rebbe yeshaye and his uncle, rebbe shulem lazer of. Jul 03, 2011 rabbi yaakov yosef halberstam speaking at the dinner for yeshiva darkei chaim in boro park 2011. Rabbi benzion halberstam hyd 1941 which is 5701 in the hebrew calendar ben rabbi shlomo, bobover rebbe, author of kedushas tzion, a commentary on the torah. Distributed internationally by feldheim publishers, his book has been a bestseller in the united states, canada, south africa, australia, england, and israel. Now, for the first time ever, a curated selection of the original likkutei sichos is available in english. The klausenberger rebbe, harav yekusiel yehudah halberstam became one of the youngest rebbes in europe, leading thousands of followers in the town of klausenburg, romania, before world war ii. She and two of her chidlren, daughter hentchi and her son mordche duvid were killed in auschwitz, in the holocaust, and her only child to survive was her son rabbi naftali tzvi of bobov, soninlaw of.
Compared to other books on the rebbe, this one is smooth, clear, and lacking all local color, the same way steinsaltz retold rav nachmans tales without any eastern european detail. He was a pupil of rabbi moshe yehoshua heshl orenstein and the rebbe, rabbi naftali. In 1890 halberstam issued a complete catalogue of his manuscripts 411 items under the title. View shlomo halberstam, cpas profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The jewish vues remembering rabbi shlomo halberstam ztl. Rabbi yekutiel yehuda halberstam 19051994, the rebbe of sanzklausenberg, was born into a prestigious rabbinic family and studied in his youth with the greatest rabbis in poland. His wife, eleven children and most of his followers were murdered by the nazis while he was incarcerated in several concentration camps. Adin steinsaltzmy rebbe the book of doctrines and opinions. Stories of rebbe nachman is a fun and inspiring, feature film based on four of rebbe nachmans wonderful, faithfilled, fairy talelike fables. Anyone with biographical information is asked to please send it in. This wellwritten presentation, based on exhaustive scholarship, will stand as the definitive statement about the life and times of a highly influential religious leader. The life and afterlife of menachem mendel schneerson.
This is the exact opposite of the wonderful book by sue fishkoff, the rebbes army which is filled with local color, real stories, and gritty journalistic details. Rabbi halberstam was one of millions of jews who was captured by the nazis and held in their most notorious concentration camps. He is shown in his synagogue in brooklyn in 2003, on the occasion of a grandchilds wedding. Both his father rebbe yeshaye and his uncle, rebbe shulem lazer of ratzfert were murdered by the nazis in 1944.
Mitzva tanz of the preivos bobover rabbie reb shlomo. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover shlomo. The life and afterlife of menachem mendel schneerson winner of the 2010 national jewish book award powered by web analytics website. Rebbe shlomo halberstam of bobov rabbi yaakov hopkowitz on. He is the only know grandson ben achar ben of the sanzer rav to be buried in north america.
Rabbi moshe halberstamwas the son of grand rabbi yaakov halberstam of tschakava, a scion of the sanz dynasty, and of the daughter of rabbi sholom moskowitz of shotz of london. Rabbi shlomo carlebach was one of the most original and inspired jewish personalities of the twentieth century. It is about the creation of a society that would constitute a protest against empires and imperialism, a living alternative to hierarchy and hubris, dramatized in the torah in the form of the tower. The rebbes likkutei sichos revolutionizes torah study, jewish life, and gdly experience.
At the outbreak of world war ii, he and his father escaped to lemberg. July 28th, 2015 meaghan thanks to meaghan good of the charley project for the guest post. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. Rabbi shlomo was a grandson of the divrei chaim of sanz 17931876, a hasidic sage of the 19th century whose influence established the groundwork for many other galician hasidic. Genealogy profile for rabbi shlomo halberstam rabbi shlomo halberstam deceased genealogy genealogy for rabbi shlomo halberstam deceased family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Naftali halberstam, grand rabbi of the bobov hasidic sect, who died at 74 on wednesday. Schneerson, the most influential rabbi in modern history and my rebbe by adin steinsaltz. He was the son of rabbi ben zion halberstam 18741941 of bobov, who died in the holocaust. Ben zion bar shlomo halberstam, the second bobever rebbe. On the fourth of av 1942 his father was killed, and rav shlomo escaped to. After publishing four books in the 1960s, including the novel the noblest roman as well as the making of a quagmire and the unfinished odyssey of robert kennedy, halberstam published three books in the 1970s, four books in the 1980s, and six books in the 1990s. Naftali halberstam the grand rebbe of bobov hotel prezydent. May 24, 2018 bluma rachel halberstam teitelbaum was the first wife of rabbi shlomo halberstam of bobov, who after wwii became the bobover rebbe of america.
Rabbi naftali halberstam was born in bobowa, poland in 1931. As a whole, the collection reveals how many individuals were touched. Mar 25, 2005 naftali halberstam, grand rabbi of the bobov hasidic sect, who died at 74 on wednesday. This friday august 5th, rosh chodesh menachem av is the 16th yahrtzeit of the bobover rebbe, rav shlomo halberstam 19082000, son of rav benzion, grandson of rav shlomo, founder of the bobov dynasty. Solomon halberstam, shlomo, polishborn american religious leader born 1907, bobowa, pol.
He succeeded his father, rabbi shlomo halberstam 19072000, as grand rebbe of bobov. The greater part of them was acquired by montefiore college, ramsgate, england, while his large collection of printed books, and a considerable number also of manuscripts, was bought by mayer sulzberger and presented to the. Rabbi yaakov yosef halberstam speaking at the dinner for yeshiva darkei chaim in boro park 2011. The episodes retold here by reb shlomo s followers and admirers underscore his unfailing generosity, his capacity to love unconditionally, and his desire to reconnect every jew with his or her heritage.