- Puppa (Hasidic dynasty)
Puppa is the name of a
Hasidic dynasty withinJudaism . The dynasty is named after the town of its origin (according to the Yiddish name), also known in Hungarian asPápa . BeforeWorld War II , Puppa had an importantyeshiva which produced many well-known Orthodox rabbis in Hungary. The whole community was deported toAuschwitz and only a very few individuals came back. Currently there are no Jews in Puppa.The group is based in the Williamsburg section of
Brooklyn, New York , with branches inBoro Park section of Brooklyn, Ossining, New York,London , andIsrael . It is headed by the PupaRebbe who has several thousand followers. In their Williamsburg location in Brooklyn, they are second in size to theSatmar Hasidim with whom they share many communal facilities.In 1979, the Pupa Rebbe participated in founding the "Keren Hatzole" fund which collects money in America and Europe, which is then spread to the educational institutions of the
Edah HaChareidis , which do not accept any money from the Israeli (Zionist) government.Lineage of Pupa Dynasty
Grand Rabbi Moshe Greenwald, the founder of the Pupa dynasty, was a disciple of Grand Rabbi
Yehoshua Rokeach , the second BelzerRebbe , son and disciple of Grand RabbiShalom Rokeach of Belz.The latter was a disciple of Rabbi Shlomo of Lutsk, a disciple of the Rebbe Dovber, the Maggid (Preacher) of Mezritch, who was the primary disciple of theBaal Shem Tov , the founder ofHasidism .*Grand Rabbi Moshe Greenwald of
Chust - author of "Arugas HaBosem " - disciple of Rebbe Yehoshua of Belz.
**Grand Rabbi Yaakov Chizkiah Greenwald of Pupa - author of "Vayaged Yaakov" - son of the "Arugas HaBosem".
***Grand Rabbi Yosef Greenwald of Pupa - author of "Vaychi Yosef" - son of the "Vayaged Yaakov".
****Grand Rabbi Yaakov Chizkiah Greenwald of Pupa - present Rebbe of Pupa - son of the "Vayechi Yosef".
****Grand Rabbi Yisrael Menachem Greenwald of Pupa - present Rebbe of Pupa Boro Park - son of the "Vayechi Yosef".External links
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-588058724423449847&q=pupa+rebbe Video of the Pupa Rebbe during the Jewish feast of Tabernacles]
* [http://hydepark.hevre.co.il/forum.asp?forum_id=13232 more info on Pupa]
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