Yisroel ben Eliezer

male, deceased (1760)
Okopy, from Medzhybizh, Mezhbizh Hasidic dynasty, Mezhbizh, Okopy Świętej Trójcy, Medzhybizh
Rabbi Yisroel (Israel) ben Eliezer is considered to be the founder of Hasidic Judaism (see also Mezhbizh Hasidic dynasty). He was born in Okopy, to...

Boruch Of Medzhybizh

male, deceased (1811)
baal shem tov, rebbe, Polonne, Korets, Medzhybizh, Mezhbizh
Rabbi Boruch of Mezhbizh (1753-1811), was a grandson of the Baal Shem Tov. Reb Boruch (known in his childhood as Reb Boruch'l, a Yiddish...
Avraham Yehoshua Heshel

Avraham Yehoshua Heshel

male, 261 years old
Zhmigrid, Apter Rebbe, Hasidic rebbes, from Medzhybizh, Nowy Żmigród, Avraham Yehoshua Heshel…Mezhbizh
Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heshel of Apt, popularly known as the Apter Rebbe or Apter Rov, was born in Zhmigrid, Poland in 1748 and died in Mezhbizh,...

Yitzhak Aharon Korff

male
Zvhil, Zhvil, Baal Shem Tov descendants, Mezhbizh, Hasidic rabbi in the United States, Hasidic rebbes
Grand Rabbi Yitzhak Aharon Korff is the Rebbe of Zvhil – Mezhbizh. He serves as chaplain of the City of Boston and spiritual leader of Co...