Holocaust Survivors: Encyclopedia

Rebbe

the chief rabbi of a Chassidic group. He is treated with veneration and often consulted in a wide variety of matters, including business, marriage, and religious concerns. The position is often inherited, and many dynasties were named for the cities in Poland and Russia in which Chassidim resided.

Source: Binyomin Kaplan.

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