Pupa (Hasidic dynasty)
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in Pupa, 1934Kehillas Yaakov Pupa (also "Puppa"; Hebrew/Yiddish: קהלת יעקב פאפא) is a
dynasty, named after the Yiddish name of the town of its origin (known in Hungarian as Pápa
).
Before World War II Pupa had a yeshiva. The whole community was deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp, and only a few survived. There are no longer any Jews there.
The group is based in
Ossining, New York. It is headed by the Pupa rebbe
, who has several thousand followers.
Pupa has more than 7,000 students enrolled in its
Satmar Hasidim, with whom they share many communal facilities.[citation needed
]
Lineage
- Moshe Greenwald (1853–1910).
- Yaakov Yechezkiah GreenwaldI (1882–1941)
- Yosef Greenwald (1903–1984)
- Yaakov Yechezkiya Greenwald II (born 1948)
- Yosef Greenwald (1903–1984)
Kiryas Pupa and Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary
Kiryas Pupa is a village in
Ossining, New York, established by Yosef Greenwald.[1]
It includes the Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary, a 4-year school, and a cemetery.
More than 800 students are enrolled in the graduate
yeshiva Gedolah
, located on a pastoral 140-acre campus.
References
- ^ a b Tannenbaum, Rabbi Gershon (30 July 2015). "Celebrating Pupa's Glory". Five Towns Jewish Times.
External links
- Pupa Kipas Chasanim
- Pupa Monsey
- Congregation Kehilas Yakov Pupa on the Kosher Travel Info website
- Kiryas Pupa פאפא שטעטל on Google
- Pupa Cemetery on Google
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