Avraham Mordechai Alter
Avraham Mordechai Alter (Polish: Abraham Mordechaj Alter, Yiddish: Avram Mordche Alter, Hebrew: אברהם מרדכי אלתר; 25 December 1865 – 13 June 1948), also known as the Imrei Emes after the works he authored, was the fourth Rebbe of the Hasidic dynasty of Ger, a position he held from 1905 until his death in 1948. He was one of the founders of the Agudas Israel in Poland and was influential in establishing a network of Jewish schools there. It is claimed that at one stage he led over 200,000 Hasidim.
Avraham Mordechai Alter | |
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| Title | Gerrer Rebbe |
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| Born | Avraham Mordechai Alter December 25, 1865 |
| Died | 13 June 1948 (aged 82) |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Spouse | Chaya Ruda Czarna, Feyge Mintshe Biderman |
| Children | Meir Alter Yitzchak Alter Feyge Alter Esther Alter Yisrael Alter Simcha Bunim Alter, Pinchas Menachem Alter |
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| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter |
| Successor | Yisrael Alter |
| Began | 1905 |
| Ended | 3 June 1948 |
| Main work | Imrei Emes |
| Dynasty | Ger |
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