Baal Shem Tov family tree
- Baal Shem Tov family tree
The following charts shows a simplified family tree of the Baal Shem Tov. Asterisks and green boxes denote important Chasidic spiritual leaders.
*R. Israel Baal Shem Tov (1698-1760) = Chana
**Udl (1720-1787) = R. Yechiel Mikhl Ashkenazi of Tulchin
***R. Moshe Chaim Ephraim of Sudilkov (1748-1800)
***R. Boruch of Mezhbizh* (1753-1811) = Sima Chisha
***Feiga = R. Simcha
****R. Nachman of Bratslav* (1772-1810)
****R. Israel "The Dead"
**R. Tsvi (1729?-1800) = Malka
***R. Dov Baer of Ulanów
***R. Aaron of Titiov (?-1829)
****Sima Chisha = R. Boruch of Mezhbizh* (1757-1811)
****R. Hershl of Skvira
****R. Avrohom of Skvira
***R. Israel "The Silent"
***Sheina Rachel = R. Moshe Zeev Auerbach of Chmielnik (?-1839)
****Naftoli Tzvi of Tsfas (d. 1864)
References
*Alfasi, Yitschak. החסידות מדור לדור "Hachasidut miDor leDor" pp 47-53
*Chapin, David A. and Weinstock, Ben, The Road from Letichev: The history and culture of a forgotten Jewish community in Eastern Europe, Volume 1. ISBN 0-595-00666-3 iUniverse, Lincoln, NE, 2000. pp 72-73.
*Rabinowicz, Tzvi M. "The Encyclopedia of Hasidism": ISBN 1-56821-123-6 Jason Aronson, Inc., 1996.
* [http://www.tovste.info/Personalities/Besht_Descendants.pdf A family tree showing descendants of R. Nachman]
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