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INTRODUCTION ...... xi Key To The “G” Numbering System ...... xiii

Chapter Fourteen Halberstam Chassidic Dynasty of Nowy Sacz () ...... 1 Branch A: of Chrzanow (Keshanov), Sambor, Sieniawa (Shinova), Stropkov and Tarnow and Ingber, Kanner (Kaner) and Lipschitz-Halberstam Families ...... 7 Section A: Kanner (Kaner) of Sanok ...... 13 Halberstam of Chechinov (Cieszanow) ...... 23 Branch B: Rebbes of Bobowa (), Koprzywnica (Pokshavnitz) and Szarvas (Sorvosh) and Stempel, Freshwater and Brachfeld Families ...... 32 Branch C: Rebbes of Baranov, Chrzanow (Keshanov), Dukla, Frysztak, Galisk, Kalaczyce (Kolashitz),Kivyasd, Piekla and and Ingber, Kempner, Zeltenreich (Seltenreich) Rothenberg and Taub (of Modzhitz/Modrzyce) Families ...... 49 Section A: Taub Chassidic Dynasty of Modzhitz (Modzitz/Modrzyce) ...... 57 Subsection A: Seltenreich (Zeltenreich) Family ...... 82 Branch D: Rebbes of Grybow (Gribov) and Nowy Sacz (Sanz) ...... 104 Section A: Singer Dynasty of Alexander (Alexandrow Lodski) ...... 108 Branch E: Rebbes of Bardiyov (Bartfeld), Cluj (Klausenberg) Gorlitza (Gorlice), Los Angeles, Naszod, ...... 115 Rudnik (Ridnik), Slotopeno, Szczakowa (Chakov) and Zmigrod and Jungreis, Sekula, Chodorov, Berger, Beer and Eizikowitz Families Eida Chareidit Badatz ...... 115 Branch F: Rebbes of Ratzfert (Ujfeherto) ...... 183 Branch G: Rebbes of Czchow (Chechoyv) ...... 190 Branch H: Rosenfeld Halevi Family ...... 195

Chapter Fifteen Descendants of R. Meshullam Feiwel Horowitz of Kremenets ...... 204 Branch A: ...... 204 Section A: Chassidic Dynasty of Skole (Rabinowitz Family) ...... 204 Section B: Weinstock, Gottlieb and Gluck-Friedman Families ...... 239 Gluck-Friedman Family ...... 246 Section C: Zwiahel (Zvil) Chassidic Dynasty (Goldman Family) Toldot Aharon and Shomrei Emunim (Roth Family) ...... 252 Toldot Aharon and Shomrei Emunim (Roth Family) ...... 254 Section D: Stratyn (Strettin) Chassidic Dynasty (Brandwein/Brandwine/Brandvain ...... 294 and Havazelet Family – Originally Landau) ...... 294 Landau Family of Veretzki ...... 319 Section E: Chassidic Dynasty (Friedman Family) ...... 322 Subsection A: Rebbes of Buhusi, Adjud, Itcani, Pascani and Mielnice ...... 323 Subsection B: Rebbes of Sadagora, and Chernowitz ...... 3 3 3 Subsection C: Rebbes of Steafanesti, Czortkow, Itcani and Husyatin ...... 343 Section F: Heilprin (Halpern) of Vaslui ...... 349 Section G: Manzon (Mansohn) and Shor Families ...... 356 Shor Family ...... 357 Section H: Vizhniz (Wisnice, Vizhnitsa) Chassidic Dynasty (Hager Family) ...... 359 Fisch Family of Biksad...... 372 Ernster Family ...... 378 Branch B: Heschel Chassidic Dynasty ...... 398 Michelowitz Family of Radwil (Radziwillow) Moskowitz Family of Shatz (Suceava) ...... 424 Moskowitz Family of Shatz (Suceava) ...... 425 Section A: Jeruchem Family ...... 434

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Section B: Rabinowitz Chassidic Dynasty of Linitz-Kantikoziba-Manisterich (Iljincy-Kantankusenka- Monastyriska) ...... 437 Branch C: Feldman Family Appendix (See Volume One, 346 – Section G) ...... 449 Name Index ...... 466

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