Yosef Leifer | |
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Title | First Pittsburger Rebbe |
Personal | |
Born | Yosef Leifer 1891 |
Died | 7 March 1966 (Shushan Purim 5726) (aged 74 or 75) |
Religion | Judaism |
Children | 4 |
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Jewish leader | |
Successor | Avraham Abba Leifer |
Began | 1924 |
Ended | 1966 |
Main work | Tzidkas Yosef |
Dynasty | Pittsburgh |
Yosef Leifer (1891[1] – 7 March 1966) was the founder and first Rebbe of the Pittsburg Hasidic dynasty in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which he led for 42 years. Known as the Tzidkas Yosef after the name of his posthumously-published sefer, he was a scion of the Nadvorna dynasty.