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Skverer Rebbe
Rabbi David Twersky (born October 28, 1940), originally spelled Twerski, is the Grand Rabbi and spiritual leader of the village of New Square, New York, and of Skverer Hasidism worldwide. Early life Twersky was born in Iaşi, Romania, in 1940. In 1945, at the end of World War II, his family moved to Bucharest. In 1947, they emigrated to the United States, where they settled in Borough Park, Brooklyn, and later in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Twersky's father, Rabbi Yakov Yosef Twersky, established the all-Hasidic village of New Square in Rockland County in 1954. Family At the age of 18, Twersky married Chana Chaya Hager, the elder daughter of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe of Bnei Brak, Israel, Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Hager. The couple has four sons and three daughters: *Rabbi Aaron Menachem Mendel Twersky is the eldest son of the Skverer Rebbe. He is often sent as an emissary of his father. He married Chavah Reizel, daughter of his uncle, Grand Rabbi Mordechai Hager of Viznitz-Mons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakov Yosef Twersky
Rabbi Yakov Yosef Twersky (June 23, 1899 – March 31, 1968) was the Grand Rabbi and spiritual leader of the village of New Square, New York, and of Skverer Hasidism worldwide. Biography Born in Ukraine, Twersky was a Holocaust survivor. In 1950, he arrived in the United States and lived in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In 1956, Twersky founded the first shtetl in the United States, the village of New Square in Rockland County, New York. 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 * Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twerski of Chernobyl ** Rabbi Mordechai Twersky of Chernobyl *** Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky of Skvira **** Rabbi David Twersky of Skvira ***** Rabbi Yakov Yosef Twersky After his passing, his son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
