Joel Teitelbaum
Joel Teitelbaum (Yiddish: יואל טייטלבוים, romanized: Yoyl Teytlboym, [jɔjl̩ teɪtɛlbɔjm]; 13 January 1887 – 19 August 1979) was the founder and first Grand Rebbe of the Satmar dynasty.
Joel Teitelbaum | |
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| Born | January 13, 1887 Máramarossziget, Austria-Hungary (today Sighetu Marmației, Romania) |
| Died | August 19, 1979 (aged 92) Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, United States |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality | Hungarian Romanian American |
| Spouse | Chavah Horowitz (1904–1936) Alte Faige Shapiro (1937–2001) |
| Children | Esther (−1921) Rachel (−1931) Roysele (−1953) |
| Parent(s) | Chananyah Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum Chana Ashkenazi |
| Occupation | Rabbi |
A major figure in the post-war renaissance of Hasidism, he espoused a strictly conservative and isolationist line, rejecting modernity. Teitelbaum was a fierce opponent of Zionism, which he decried as inherently heretical. His role as a Jewish community leader in Transylvania during the Holocaust remains controversial.
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