Total population | |
---|---|
Over 5,000 families (2022) | |
Founder | |
Yoseph Meir Twersky | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Israel, Ukraine, United States, Europe | |
Religions | |
Judaism | |
Languages | |
Hebrew, Yiddish | |
Current headquarters in Bnei Brak, Israel |
Machnovka (various spellings) is a Hasidic dynasty Chernobyl dynastic group of families.
It takes its name from the village Makhnivka in Ukraine, where its founder lived. Machnovka is an extant Hasidic group which survived the Holocaust. Its Hasidic court is now located in Bnei Brak, Israel.
Machnovka is also a sub-dynasty of Skver. It is a living legacy of the unique culture of the Polish and Ukrainian Jews and their Hasidic dynasties.