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From Chernobyl To The Bronx
The Illustrated Biography of
HaRav Yaakov Yosef Twersky
The Legacy of
Harav Yaakov Yosef
Twersky Lives On...
The Twersky chassidic dynasty originated in Chernobyl, Ukraine, It
spread throughout the towns of Ukraine and beyond, and today boasts
over fifty thousand known descendants. The admorim of almost every
contemporary chassidic line are its progeny
HaRav Yaakov Yosef Twersky, a scion of this regal dynasty, was raised
in the court of Azarinitz-Khotin, and was being groomed as successor
to his father, the Rebbe. However, World War II thwarted these plans,
and the teenaged Yaakov Yosef was enslaved for three years in various
ghettos. Miraculously surviving the Holocaust, the now orphaned and
penniless young Yaakov Yosef arrived at Ellis Island, New York, in 1946,
hoping to rebuild his life and restore his family's noble legacy. After years
of arduous work to support himself and his orphaned sisters, Yaakov
Yosef established a shul in memory of his martyred father in the Pelham
Parkway section of the Bronx.
He fostered close relationships with leading gedolim and admorim of
his generation, and his marriage to Chaya Pearl, daughter of Avraham
Yehoshua Heschel Heschel, the admor of Kopichenitz, merged two major
chassidic dynasties.
With a unique combination of old-world perspicacity and American
approachability, HaRav Yaakov Yosef led his kehillah for forty-one years,
reigniting dimmed Jewish sparks, touching thousands of lives, and
inspiring generations of Jews to follow the path of Torah and mitzvos.
This informative and fascinating biography, compiled by his son, Yitzchak
Meyer Twersky, was produced after a twenty-year quest of searching
through Russian, Romanian, and American archives, obtaining access to
exclusive private collections, conducting personal interviews, and viewing
rare letters and Holocaust testimonies. Included are over one thousand
rare photographs.
Sku:
TP-345-1
Author:
Yitzchak Meyer Twersky and Nesanel Yoel Safran
Isbn 13:
9798888393451
Isbn 10:
8888393455
Pages:
547
Size:
10.3" x 14.3"
Binding:
Hardcover
Date:
6/18/2024
Imprint:
Menucha Publishers

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