Joel Teitelbaum | |
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| Born | January 13, 1887 |
| Died | August 19, 1979 (aged 92) Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, United States |
| Religion | Judaism |
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| Spouse |
Chavah Horowitz
(m. 1904; died 1936) |
| Children | Esther (died 1921) Rachel (died 1931) Roysele (died 1953) |
| Parent(s) | Chananyah Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum Chana Ashkenazi |
| Occupation | Rabbi |
Joel Teitelbaum (Yiddish: יואל טייטלבוים, romanized: Yoyl Teytlboym, IPA: [jɔɪl ˈtɛɪtl̩bɔɪm]; 13 January 1887 – 19 August 1979) was the founder and first Grand Rebbe of the Satmar dynasty.
A major figure in the post-war renaissance of Hasidism, he espoused a strictly conservative and isolationist line, rejecting modernity. Teitelbaum was a fierce opponent of Zionism, which he decried as inherently heretical.