Rechel Shapiro
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Rechel Shapiro was a Hasidic Rebbetzin
and a scion of the extended Hasidic dynasty of Nadvorna
and Kretshniff. She was the eldest daughter of Grand Rebbe
Issamar Rosenbaum (1886-1973) of Nadvorna
.
She was married to her first cousin, Grand Rebbe Yisochor Ber Shapiro (1900-1957), The Kechneye Rebbe.
At the time of her death, she was the longest living chassidic rebbitzen in recorded history.
She died at the age of 105 in 2007. She was brought to eternal rest alongside her husband and in the proximity of her venerable mother, Rebbitzen Malka, in the old cemetery in Tiberias, Israel
.
Her son, Rabbi Meyer Shapiro
(1920-1998), was the chief rabbi
of Buenos Aires
and chairman of the Iggud HaRabonim of America.
Rebbetzin
Rebbitzin or Rabbanit is the title used for the wife of a rabbi, typically from the Orthodox, or Haredi, and Hasidic Jewish groups...
and a scion of the extended Hasidic dynasty of Nadvorna
Nadvorna
Nadvorna may refer to:*Nadvirna is a city located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in southwestern Ukraine.*Nadvorna is a Hasidic rabbinical dynasty within Orthodox Judaism....
and Kretshniff. She was the eldest daughter of Grand Rebbe
Rebbe
Rebbe , which means master, teacher, or mentor, is a Yiddish word derived from the Hebrew word Rabbi. It often refers to the leader of a Hasidic Jewish movement...
Issamar Rosenbaum (1886-1973) of Nadvorna
Nadvorna
Nadvorna may refer to:*Nadvirna is a city located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in southwestern Ukraine.*Nadvorna is a Hasidic rabbinical dynasty within Orthodox Judaism....
.
She was married to her first cousin, Grand Rebbe Yisochor Ber Shapiro (1900-1957), The Kechneye Rebbe.
At the time of her death, she was the longest living chassidic rebbitzen in recorded history.
She died at the age of 105 in 2007. She was brought to eternal rest alongside her husband and in the proximity of her venerable mother, Rebbitzen Malka, in the old cemetery in Tiberias, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
Her son, Rabbi Meyer Shapiro
Meyer Shapiro
Meyer Shapiro may refer to:*Meir Shapiro, dean of Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva, and founder of the Daf Yomi Talmud folio cycle*Meyer Shapiro, one of the Shapiro Brothers, New York City labor racketeer*Meyer Schapiro, art historian...
(1920-1998), was the chief rabbi
Chief Rabbi
Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities...
of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
and chairman of the Iggud HaRabonim of America.
Resources
- http://www.thejewishpress.com/page.do/22180/My_Machberes.html