Yisrael Alter

Yisrael Alter
TitleGerrer Rebbe
Personal
Born
Yisrael Alter

(1895-10-12)12 October 1895
Died20 February 1977(1977-02-20) (aged 81)
ReligionJudaism
Parents
Jewish leader
PredecessorAvraham Mordechai Alter
SuccessorSimcha Bunim Alter
Began1948
Ended20 February 1977
Main workBeit Yisrael
DynastyGer

Yisrael Alter (Polish: Izrael Alter, Hebrew: ישראל אלתר‎; October 1895 – 20 February 1977), also known as the Beit Yisrael, after the works he authored, was the fifth Rebbe of the Hasidic dynasty of Ger, a position he held from 1948 until 1977.[1]

  1. ^ "Rabbi Yisrael Alter – Beit Yisroel – Breslev". Retrieved 2022-10-03.