Sadhora
Sadhora (
History
Sadhora was established in 1770 by a former
During the
Jewish history
Sadagóra had a significant Jewish community and it is important in the history of Hasidic Judaism. Before World War I, the Jewish population numbered over 5,000.[2]
Rabbi
The Ruzhiner Rebbe lived in Sadagóra for ten years, building a palatial home and a large synagogue. Tens of thousands of Hasidim frequented his court.[3] When he died at the age of 54 on 9 October 1850,[4] each of his sons moved to different towns to establish their own courts. His eldest son,[5] Rabbi Sholom Yosef Friedman, remained in Sadagóra to continue leading the court his father had founded, but died ten months later.[2] At this point, the second son[5] of the Ruzhiner Rebbe, Rabbi Avrohom Yaakov Friedman, assumed the mantle of leadership of the Sadigura Hasidim, becoming known as the first Sadigura Rebbe.[6] After his death, his second son, Rabbi Yisrael Friedman (1852-1907), succeeded him as Rebbe. He, in turn, was succeeded by his eldest son, Rabbi Aharon of Sadigura (1877-1913), and by another son, Rabbi Avrohom Yaakov Friedman, who escaped to Vienna with the outbreak of World War I in 1914 and established his court in that city for the next 24 years,[2][7] effectively putting an end to the once-flourishing Jewish community in Sadagóra . The remaining Jews of Sadagóra were decimated by the Nazis during World War II.[2] After the Anschluss of 1938, the Sadigura Rebbe procured a visa to Palestine, where he led his court in Tel Aviv until his death in 1961.[8] Today, Sadigura Hasidism is centered in Bnei Brak, Israel.
Geography
Latitude, 48.3500°, Longitude, 25.9667°, Altitude (feet), 941
References
- Leo Bruckenthal. Geschichte der Juden in der Bukowina ("History of the Jews in Bukovina"), Hugo Gold: Tel Aviv, 1962, pp. 98–105.
Notable people
- Aharon Appelfeld, writer and novelist
- Avrohom Yaakov Friedman (1820-1883), first Sadigura Rebbe
- Avrohom Yaakov Friedman (1884-1961), third Sadigura Rebbe
- Yisroel Friedman (1797-1850), Rebbe of Ruzhin
- Yitzchok Friedman (1850-1917), first Boyaner Rebbe
- Yossele Rosenblatt, chazzan
References
- ^ William D. Craig (1971). "MOLDAVIA and WALLACHIA Principalities". Coins of the World 1750–1850. Racine, Wis. USA: Western Publishing Co. p. 51 #3.
- ^ a b c d Meringer, Motty (31 August 2009). "The Sadigur Chassidic Court". Tog News. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ Friedman, Yisroel. The Golden Dynasty: Ruzhin, the royal house of Chassidus. Jerusalem: The Kest-Lebovits Jewish Heritage and Roots Library, 2nd English edition, 2000, p. 15.
- ISBN 0804744688.
- ^ a b Friedman, The Golden Dynasty, p. 20.
- ^ Friedman, The Golden Dynasty, pp. 15–17.
- ^ Friedman, The Golden Dynasty, pp. 38–39.
- ^ Friedman, The Golden Dynasty, p. 45.
External links
- (in Romanian) Emisiuni monetare Sadagura ("Issuing of money in Sadagura"), includes images of the coins mentioned in the article.
- Sadgora/Sadhora (pp. 418) at Routes to Roots Foundation.
Further reading
- Weiner, Miriam; Ukrainian State Archives (in cooperation with); Moldovan State Archives (in cooperation with) (1999). "Town Clips: Sadgora." Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova: Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories . Secaucus, NJ: Miriam Weiner Routes to Roots Foundation. p. 418. ISBY 978-0-96-565081-6. OCLC 607423469.