Maiden of Ludmir

Maiden of Ludmir
TitleMaiden of Ludmir
Personal
Born
Khana Rukhl Verbermacher

1805 (1805)
DiedJuly 1, 1888 (1888-08) (aged 82 or 83)
ReligionJudaism
Parent
  • Munish Verbermacher (father)
BuriedMount of Olives

The Maiden of Ludmir (Yiddish: לודמירער מױד, romanizedLudmirer Moyd, Hebrew: הבתולה מלודמיר, romanizedHabBeṭulah milLuḏmir), Hannah Rachel Vermermacher (Yiddish: חנה רחל ווערבערמאכער, romanizedHane Rokhl Verbermakher, 1805–1888),[notes 1] also known rarely as the Ludmirer Rebbe,[1] was the only independent female rebbe in the history of Hasidic Judaism.[2]


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  1. ^ Bar-Itzhak (2009). "The Legend of the Jewish Holy Virgin of Ludmir: A Folkloristic Perspective". Journal of Folklore Research. 46 (3): 269–292. doi:10.2979/jfr.2009.46.3.269. JSTOR 10.2979/jfr.2009.46.3.269. S2CID 161754482.
  2. ^ Deutsch, Nathaniel (June 10, 2010). "Maiden of Ludmir". The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. YIVO. Retrieved April 9, 2013.