Yakov Yosef Twersky
Grand Rabbi of Skver
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Rabbi Yakov Yosef Twersky (June 23, 1899 – March 31, 1968)[1] was the Grand Rabbi and spiritual leader of the village of New Square, New York, and of Skverer Hasidism worldwide.[2]
TitleSkverer Rebbe of New Square.
BornYakov Yosef Twersky
June 23, 1899
June 23, 1899
DiedMarch 31, 1968 (aged 68)
New Square, NY
SpouseTrana Twersky
Yakov Yosef Twersky | |
|---|---|
| Title | Skverer Rebbe of New Square. |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Yakov Yosef Twersky June 23, 1899 |
| Died | March 31, 1968 (aged 68) New Square, NY |
| Spouse | Trana Twersky |
| Children | Figa Malka Hager, Sima Mirel Hager, Miriam Twersky, Rabbi David Twersky |
| Dynasty | Skver |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Rabbi Dovid'l Twersky |
| Successor | Rabbi David Twersky |
| Dynasty | Skver |
Biography
Born in Ukraine,[3] Twersky was a Holocaust survivor.[4] In 1950, he arrived in the United States and lived in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.[5] In 1956, Twersky founded the first shtetl in the United States, the village of New Square in Rockland County, New York.[6]
Family
Lineage from Ba'al Shem Tov
- Ba'al Shem Tov
- Rabbi Tzvi
- Rabbi Aaron of Tituv
- Rabbi Tzvi of Tituv (Hershele Skverer)
- Chana Sima (married Rabbi Yitzchak Twerski of Skvira)
- Rabbi David Twersky of Skvira
- Rabbi Yakov Yosef Twersky
- Rabbi David Twersky of Skvira
- Chana Sima (married Rabbi Yitzchak Twerski of Skvira)
- Rabbi Tzvi of Tituv (Hershele Skverer)
- Rabbi Aaron of Tituv
- Rabbi Tzvi
Lineage from Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twerski of Chernobyl
- Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twerski of Chernobyl
- Rabbi Mordechai Twersky of Chernobyl
- Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky of Skvira
- Rabbi David Twersky of Skvira
- Rabbi Yakov Yosef Twersky
- Rabbi David Twersky of Skvira
- Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky of Skvira
- Rabbi Mordechai Twersky of Chernobyl
After his passing, his son Rabbi David Twersky succeeded him as the grand rabbi of the Skverer Hasidim.[5]
Bibliography
- Bikdusha Shel Ma'la, Biography of Rabbi Yakov Yosef (Twerski) of Skver, by Mechon Mishkenos Yakov, 2005