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Yakov Yosef Twersky

Yakov Yosef Twersky

Grand Rabbi of Skver

Rabbi Yakov Yosef Twersky (June 23, 1899 – March 31, 1968)[1] was the Grand Rabbi and spiritual leader of the village of New Square, New York, and of Skverer Hasidism worldwide.[2]

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Biography

Born in Ukraine,[3] Twersky was a Holocaust survivor.[4] In 1950, he arrived in the United States and lived in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.[5] In 1956, Twersky founded the first shtetl in the United States, the village of New Square in Rockland County, New York.[6]

Family

Lineage from Ba'al Shem Tov

  • Ba'al Shem Tov
    • Rabbi Tzvi
      • Rabbi Aaron of Tituv
        • Rabbi Tzvi of Tituv (Hershele Skverer)
          • Chana Sima (married Rabbi Yitzchak Twerski of Skvira)
            • Rabbi David Twersky of Skvira
              • Rabbi Yakov Yosef Twersky

Lineage from Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twerski of Chernobyl

After his passing, his son Rabbi David Twersky succeeded him as the grand rabbi of the Skverer Hasidim.[5]

Bibliography

  • Bikdusha Shel Ma'la, Biography of Rabbi Yakov Yosef (Twerski) of Skver, by Mechon Mishkenos Yakov, 2005

References

  1. [1]
    "Jacob J. Twerski. Hasidic Rabbi, 68, founder of New Square in Rockland County is dead". The New York Times. April 1, 1968. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  2. [2]
    Sanders, Adrienne. "New Square FAQs". lohud.com. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  3. [3]
    "Tzadikim". dailyzohar.com. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  4. [4]
    "Wedding of Grandchildren of Vizhnitzer Rebbe and Skverer Rebbe". www.matzav.com. February 17, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  5. [5]
    W., Y. (June 20, 2017). "Skverer Rebbe To Undergo Open-Heart Surgery On Tuesday Morning". Yeshiva World News. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  6. [6]
    Cooper, Levi (August 19, 2011). "Pursuing truth, avoiding lies". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
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