Judah Leib (Leibele) Prossnitz was a kabalistic impostor born about the end of the seventeenth century at Brody, Galicia. He left his native city and went to Prossnitz, Moravia, where he married, earning a livelihood by peddling in the neighboring villages. On account of his poverty he occupied a deserted hovel, which was believed to be haunted. Suddenly he assumed the role of a prophet, and promised to summon the Shekinah to appear at midnight in a large gathering. Wikipedia
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