- Israel Yitzhak Kalish
Israel Yitzhak Kalish of
Warka (Yitzchok of Vurka) (1779-1848) – was the firsthasidic rebbe of Warka.In 1829 he was moved to
Przysucha , where his mastertzadik Simcha Bunim of Peshischa has teaching. Eventually he was settled in Warka. With rebbeYitzchak Meir Alter fromGóra Kalwaria he has copeing with Russianukase s, prohibiting wearing traditionalJewish clothes.His sons were:
Yaakov David Baruch Kalish , founder of hasidic dynasty inMszczonów ,Menachem Mendel Kalish his succesor in Warka.In 1990 in Warka, near the railway bridge over
Pilica river was builttombstone (ohel) of Israel Yitzhak Kalish.Bibliography
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Martin Buber "Opowieści chasydów" ISBN 83-7033-532-2
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