Joel Teitelbaum
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| Born |
January 13, 1887 Sighet, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | August 19, 1979 (aged 92) Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, United States |
| Resting place | Kiryas Joel Cemetery |
| Residence | 500 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn |
| Occupation | Rabbi |
| Known for | Founder of the Satmar dynasty |
| Spouse(s) | Chavah Horowitz (1904–1936) Alte Faige Shapiro (1937–1979) |
| Children | Esther (−1921) Rachel (−1931) Roysele (−1953) |
| Parent(s) |
Chananyah Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum Chana Ashkenazi |
Joel Teitelbaum (Hebrew: יואל טייטלבוים, Ashkenazi pronunciation: IPA: [jɔjl̩ teɪtɛlbɔjm]; 13 January 1887 – 19 August 1979) was the founder and first Grand Rebbe of the Satmar dynasty. A major figure in the postwar 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.
According to Satmar spokesman Rabbi Edgar Gluck, Teitelbaum was born on 13 January 1887. He was the fifth and youngest child and second son of Grand Rabbi Chananyah Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum and his second wife, Chana Ashkenazi. His father wed her in 1878, after receiving a permission from one hundred rabbis to enter another marriage; his first wife, Reitze – daughter of Rebbe Menashe Rubin of Ropshitz – was barren. Chananyah served as the rabbi of Sighet, the dean of the local Rabbinical seminary, and the leader of the eponymous Hasidic movement based in the city. He was the great-grandson of Moses Teitelbaum, a disciple of the Seer of Lublin who was one of the main promulgators of Hasidism in Hungary. The rabbis of the Teitelbaum family were known for their highly conservative stance and their opposition to the Enlightenment, Neolog Judaism and Zionism.
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