Makova ( yi, מאקאווא) is a

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originating in the city of

Makó Makó (, german: Makowa, yi, מאַקאָווע Makowe, ro, Macău or , sk, Makov) is a town in Csongrád County, in southeastern Hungary, from the Romanian border. It lies on the Maros River. Makó is home to 23,272 people and it has an area ...

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

, where it was founded by Rabbi Moshe Vorhand (1862–1944). It is centered in

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, with smaller communities in

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Ashdod Ashdod ( he, ''ʾašdōḏ''; ar, أسدود or إسدود ''ʾisdūd'' or '' ʾasdūd'' ; Philistine: 𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤃 *''ʾašdūd'') is the sixth-largest city in Israel. Located in the country's Southern District, it lies on the Mediterran ...

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and

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, United States. The dynasty is headed by Rabbi Shimon Lemberger.

Makova dynasty

* Moshe Vorhand (1862–1944) -

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of Makó (known as the "Makova Rov) and author of ''Ohel Moshe'' and ''Ateret Moshe'', he was murdered in the

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. * Ephraim Rosenfeld - Son-in-law of Vorhand, he was the

Szendrő Szendrő is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, from county capital Miskolc. History Szendrő was first mentioned in 1317. It was named after its owner Szend. Szendro is a Hungarian last name. The first stone-built ...

, later succeeding his father-in-law as the Makova

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Makova Hasidic dynasties People from Makó