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Kretshnif is a Hasidic Jewish dynasty that comes from the Nadvorna dynasty

Nadvorna (Hasidic dynasty)

Nadvorna is a Hasidic rabbinical dynasty within Orthodox Judaism. The dynasty derives its name from the town of Nadvorna, known in Ukrainian as Nadvirna...

.

The first 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...

of Kretshnif was Grand Rabbi Meir Rosenbaum, a son of Grand Rabbi Mordechai of Nadvorna

Nadvorna (Hasidic dynasty)

Nadvorna is a Hasidic rabbinical dynasty within Orthodox Judaism. The dynasty derives its name from the town of Nadvorna, known in Ukrainian as Nadvirna...

. His sons and successors included Rabbi Eliezer Zev in Kretshnif, Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

and Sighit

Sighetu Marmatiei

Sighetu Marmației , formerly Sighet, is a city in Maramureş County near the Iza River, in north-western Romania. It administers five villages: Iapa, Lazu Baciului, Șugău, Valea Cufundoasă and Valea Hotarului.-Geography:...

, and Rebbe Issamar of Nadvorna in Chernowitz. The descendant rabbis of this dynasty span the globe, mainly in Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

, New York City

New York City

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, England

England

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, and Canada

Canada

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Dynasty

Grand Rabbi Meir Rosenbaum of Nadvorna-Kretshniff (d. 1908), son of Rabbi Mordechai Leifer (changed last name to Rosenbaum), son-in-law of Rabbi Yechiel Michel Tirer of Dorohoi
Dorohoi
Dorohoi is a city in the Botoşani County, Romania, on the right bank of the Jijia River, which broadens into a lake on the north.Dorohoi used to be a market for the timber and farm produce of the north Moldavian highlands; merchants from the neighboring states flocked to its great fair, held on...
- Grand Rabbi Eliezer Zev Rosenbaum of Kretshniff (d. 1944) author of Raza d'Shabbos, son of Rabbi Meir of Kretshniff
  - Grand Rabbi Nissan Chaim Rosenbaum, of Bradshin, son of Rabbi Eliezer Zev of Kretshniff
    - Grand Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Rosenbaum of Kretshniff-Sighet (1920-2006) in Jerusalem, son of Rabbi Nissan Chaim of Bradshin, son in law of Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Rosenbaum of Nadvorna
      - Grand Rabbi Nissan Chaim Rosenbaum of Kretshniff-Jerusalem, son of Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Rosenbaum of Kretchnif-Sighit in Jerusalem,
      - Grand Rabbi Zeidel Rosenbaum of Kretshniff-New York, son of Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Rosenbaum of Kretchnif-Sighit
  - Grand Rabbi David Moshe Rosenbaum of Kretshniff (d. 1969), son of Rabbi Eliezer Zev, son-in-law of Rabbi Chaim Mordechai of Nadvorna
    - Grand Rabbi Menachem Eliezer Zev Rosenbaum of Kretshnif-Rechovos, present Rebbe of Kretshnif-Rechovos
      Rehovot
      Rehovot is a city in the Center District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 112,700. Rehovot's official website estimates the population at 114,000.Rehovot was built on the site of Doron,...
      
      , son of Rabbi David Moshe
    - Grand Rabbi Yisroel Nisan Rosenbaum of Kretshniff, present Rebbe of Kretshnif-Kiryath Gath, son of Rabbi David Moshe
    - Grand Rabbi Meir Rosenbaum of Premishlan
      Premishlan (Hasidic dynasty)
      Premishlan is a Hasidic dynasty.It was founded by Grand Rabbi Meir Hagadol of Peremyshliany - Dynasty :Grand Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov, founder of Hasidism*The Great Grand Rabbi Meir Hagadol of Premishlan , disciple of the Baal Shem Tov...
      
      , present Premishlaner Rebbe, son of Rabbi David Moshe
    - Grand Rabbi Zeyda Shmuel Shmelke Rosenbaum of Bitschkov in Yaffo
      Jaffa
      Jaffa is an ancient port city believed to be one of the oldest in the world. Jaffa was incorporated with Tel Aviv creating the city of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. Jaffa is famous for its association with the biblical story of the prophet Jonah.-Etymology:...
      
      , son of Rabbi David Moshe
    - Grand Rabbi Yosef Shlomo Rosenbaum of Kretshnif-Monsey
      Monsey, New York
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      , son of Rabbi David Moshe of Kretshnif and son-in-law of Rabbi Israel Rosenbaum of Stanislov
      Stanislov (Hasidic dynasty)
      The Stanislav hasidic dynasty was established in western Ukraine in a town currently known as Ivano-Frankivsk. The town was previously called Stanisławów, and is still known in Yiddish as Stanislav....
  - Grand Rabbi Shmuel Shmelke Rosenbaum of Bitschkov, son of Rabbi Eliezer Zev of Kretshniff, son in law of Rabbi Pinchas Shapiro of Kechneya
  - Grand Rabbi Mordechai Rosenbaum of Pest son of Rabbi Eliezer Zev of Kretshniff, son in law of Rabbi Yaakov Leifer of Nadvorna-Debrecen
    Debrecen
    Debrecen , is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Debrecen is the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar county.- Name :...
  - Grand Rabbi Meir Rosenbaum of Nadvorna-Satmar, son of Rabbi Eliezer Zev of Kretshniff, son in law of Rabbi Yisachar Bertchi Leifer of Nadvorna-Satmar
- Grand Rabbi Mordechai Rosenbaum of Rachov
  Rakhiv
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  , son of Rabbi Meir Rosenbaum of Kretshniff
- Grand Rabbi Yitzchak Rosenbaum of Rachov son of Rabbi Meir Rosenbaum of Kretshniff
  - Grand Rabbi Mayer of Drubitch
    Drohobych
    Drohobych is a city located at the confluence of the Tysmenytsia River and Seret, a tributary of the former, in the Lviv Oblast , in western Ukraine...
    
    , son of Rabbi Yitzchak Rosenbaum of Rachov
  - Grand Rabbi Eliezer Zev Rosenbaum of Rachov, son of Rabbi Yitzchak Rosenbaum of Rachov, son in law of Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Rosenbaum of 'Nadvorna'
- Grand Rabbi Pinchas Shapiro of Kechneya author of Tzofnas Paane'iach, son-in-law of Rabbi Meir of Kretshniff
  - Grand Rabbi Yisachar Ber Shapiro of Kechneya, son of Rabbi Pinchas Shapiro of Kechneya, son in law of Rabbi Issamar Rosenbaum of 'Nadvorna'
    - Rabbi Esriel Rubin of Dombrova
      Dombrov (Hasidic dynasty)
      Dombrov is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Mordechai Dovid Unger . Dombrov is the Yiddish name of Dąbrowa Tarnowska, a town in present-day Poland.-Lineage:...
      
      scion of the Ropshitz
      Ropshitz
      Ropshitz may refer to*the town Ropczyce in southern Poland*chasidic dynasty Ropshitz emanating from that town...
      
      Chassidic Dynasty, son in law of Grand Rabbi Yisachar Ber Shapiro of Kechneya
      - Grand Rabbi Naftoli Tzvi Rubin of Dombrova son of Rabbi Esriel Rubin and son-in law of Rabbi Meir Rosenbaum of Caracas
  - Grand Rabbi Isaac Taub of Kalov, son in law of Rabbi Pinchas Shapiro of Kechneya
- Grand Rabbi Shlomo Isaacson, Roman
  Roman, Romania
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  er Rebbe, son in law of Rabbi Meir of Kretshniff
  - Grand Rabbi Yisachar Ber Isaacson of Polyina, son of Rabbi Shlomo Isaacson the Romaner Rebbe, and son in law of Rabbi Yisroel Chaim Friedman of Rachov
    - Grand Rabbi Yechiel Yehuda Isaacson of Achuza, son of Rabbi Yisachar Ber Isaacson of Polyina, son in law of Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum
      Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum
      Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum, , , the Sigheter Rebbe, author of Atzei Chaim, was the oldest son of Rabbi Chananyah Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum the Kedushas Yom Tov...
      
      of Sighet
  - Grand Rabbi Yisroel (Isaacson) Leifer of Nirdhas
    Nyíregyháza
    - Tourist sights :Nyíregyháza also has several museums and exhibitions, showing the city's rich cultural heritage.* Collection of the International Medallion Art and Small Sculpture Creative Community of Nyíregyháza-Sóstó – periodic exhibitions of works of contemporary artists-Twin towns — Sister...
    
    , son of Rabbi Shlomo Isaacson, Romaner Rebbe, son in law of Rabbi Yoseph Leifer of Nirdhas
  - Grand Rabbi Meyer Isaacson, son of Rabbi Shlomo, Romaner Rebbe, son in law of Rabbi Issamar of Nadvorna
    - Grand Rabbi Chaim Shulem Isaacson, Son of Rabbi Meyer of Roman, of Philadelphia
    - Grand Rabbi Shlomo Isaacson of Passaic
      Passaic, New Jersey
      Passaic is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 69,781, maintaining its status as the 15th largest municipality in New Jersey with an increase of 1,920 residents from the 2000 Census population of 67,861...
      
      , son of Rabbi Meyer of Roman
    - Grand Rabbi Berel Isaacson of Staten Island
      Staten Island
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      , son of Rabbi Meyer of Roman
- Grand Rabbi Yaakov Yisachar Ber Rosenbaum of Slotvina-Sighet, son of Rabbi Meir Rosenbaum of Nadvorna-Kretshniff, son in law of Rabbi Aaron Moshe Leifer of Zalon-Lantzut
  - Grand Rabbi Chaim Mordechai of Mishkoltz
    Miskolc
    Miskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located...
    
    , son of Rabbi Yaakov Yisachar Ber Rosenbaum of Slotvina-Sighet
  - Grand Rabbi Meir of Reisha, son of Rabbi Yaakov Yisachar Ber Rosenbaum of Slotvina-Sighet
  - Grand Rabbi Yitzchak of Sighet, author of Minchas Yitzchak, and Bishilei Hapri, son of Rabbi Yaakov Yisachar Ber Rosenbaum of Slotvina-Sighet, son in law of Rabbi Yaakov Leifer of Nadvorna-Debrecen
- Grand Rabbi Issamar Rosenbaum of Nadvorna, known as "Ha’admor Hazaken MiNadvorna" (1886-1973), son of Rabbi Meir of Kretshniff, son-in-law of Grand Rabbi Isaiah Rubin of Kolbosov
  Kolbasov
  Kolbasov is a village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.-Geography:The municipality lies at an altitude of 312 metres and covers an area of 15.965 km². It has a population of about 110 people.-External links:*http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html...
  - Grand Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Rosenbaum of Nadvorna (1904-1977), son of Rabbi Issamar of Chernovitz-Nadvorna, son in law of Rabbi Eliezer Zev of Kretshniff
    - Grand Rabbi Yaakov Yisachar Ber Rosenbaum of Nadvorna-Bnei Brak, present Nadvorna Rebbe of Bnei Brak, son of Rabbi Chaim Mordechai
  - Grand Rabbi Yisachar Ber Rosenbaum of Stroznhitz, author of Divrei Yisachar (d. 1980), son of Rabbi Issamar Rosenbaum of Nadvorna, son-in-law of Rabbi Yisachar Bertchi Leifer of Nadvorna-Satmar
    - Grand Rabbi Usher Mordechai Rosenbaum of Cleveland
      Cleveland (Hasidic dynasty)
      There are two Hasidic Jewish dynasties known as Cleveland and both are considered to be a part of the Nadvorna dynasty.- History of the Clevelander New York dynasty:...
      
      -Stroznitz (d. 1991) author of Sifsei Reim, son of Rabbi Yisachar Ber, and son in law of Rabbi Meir Leifer of Cleveland
      - Grand Rabbi Meir Yoseph Rosenbaum of Stroznitz, son of Rabbi Usher Mordechai Rosenbaum of Cleveland-Stroznitz
      - Grand Rabbi Yehoshua Heschel Rosenbaum of Cleveland present Clevelander Rebbe of Williamsburg
        Williamsburg, Brooklyn
        Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint to the north, Bedford-Stuyvesant to the south, Bushwick to the east and the East River to the west. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 1. The neighborhood is served by the NYPD's 90th ...
        
        , son of Rabbi Usher Mordechai Rosenbaum of Cleveland-Stroznitz
      - Grand Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Rosenbaum of Stroznitz in London
        London
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        , son of Rabbi Asher Mordechai
      - Grand Rabbi Alter Zev Rosenbaum of Nadvorna-Williamsburg, son of Rabbi Usher Mordechai Rosenbaum of Cleveland-Stroznitz
    - Grand Rabbi Meir Rosenbaum of Mosholu
      Mosholu Parkway
      The Mosholu Parkway is a hybrid freeway-standard parkway and grade-level roadway in the New York City borough of the Bronx, constructed from 1935 to 1937 as part of the roadway network created under Robert Moses...
      
      , son of Rabbi Yisachar Ber of Stroznitz
      - Grand Rabbi Duvid Rosenbaum of Kolbosov, from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, son of Rabbi Meir of Mosholu
      - Grand Rabbi Usher Mordechai Rosenbaum of Mosholu, present Mosholu Rebbe of Boro Park, son of Rabbi Meir
    - Grand Rabbi Isaac Rosenbaum of Cleveland
      Cleveland (Hasidic dynasty)
      There are two Hasidic Jewish dynasties known as Cleveland and both are considered to be a part of the Nadvorna dynasty.- History of the Clevelander New York dynasty:...
      
      Rannana, present Clevelander Rebbe of Raanana, son of Rabbi Yisachar Ber of Stroznitz
    - Grand Rabbi Yoseph Rosenbaum of Kalish, present Kalisher Rebbe of Flatbush, son of Rabbi Yisachar Ber of Stroznitz
    - Grand Rabbi Shmuel Shmelke Rubin of Sulitza
      Sulitz (Hasidic dynasty)
      Sulitz is a Hasidic dynasty originating in Romania. The present Rebbe of Sulitz is Rabbi Shmuel Shmelka Rubin. His synagogue is in Far Rockaway, Queens, NY. He is the son of Rabbi Jacob Israel Veyeshurun Rubin, who was murdered in the Holocaust, and the son-in-law of Grand Rabbi Yissachar Ber...
      
      , Sulitzer Rebbe Ropshitz
      Ropshitz
      Ropshitz may refer to*the town Ropczyce in southern Poland*chasidic dynasty Ropshitz emanating from that town...
      
      Dynasty, son in law of Rabbi Yisachar Ber of Stroznitz
      - Grand Rabbi Usher Yeshaya Rubin of Kozhnitz
        Kozienice
        Kozienice is a town in central Poland with 21,500 inhabitants . It is the capital of Kozienice County .-Description:...
        
        , son of Rabbi Shmuel Shmelke Rubin of Sulitza
      - Grand Rabbi Nuchem Ephraim Teitelbaum of Volover, Satmar
        Satmar (Hasidic dynasty)
        Satmar is a Hasidic movement comprising mostly Hungarian and Romanian Hasidic Jewish Holocaust survivors and their descendants. It was founded and led by the late Hungarian-born Grand Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum , who was the rabbi of Szatmárnémeti, Hungary...
        
        Dynasty, son in law of Rabbi Shmuel Shmelke Rubin of Sulitza
  - Grand Rabbi Isaac Eisik Rosenbaum of Zutshka, son of Rabbi Issamar of Nadvorna
    - Grand Rabbi Nathan David Rosenbaum of Zutshka, present Zutshka Rebbe, son of Rabbi Isaac
    - Grand Rabbi Meir Rosenbaum of Caracas
      Caracas
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      , son of Rabbi Isaac of Zutshka
      - Grand Rabbi Burech Rosenbaum of Nanash-Williamsburg, son of Rabbi Meir Rosenbaum of Caracas
    - Grand Rabbi Israel Rosenbaum of Stanislov, son of Rabbi Isaac of Zutshka
  - Grand Rabbi Asher Yeshayah Rosenbaum of Nadvorna-Hadera
    Hadera
    Hadera is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel approximately from the major cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. The city is located along of the Israeli Mediterranean Coastal Plain...
    
    , son of Rabbi Issamar of Nadvorna, son in law of his brother Rabbi Isaac Rosenbaum of Zutshka
    - Grand Rabbi Berel Rosenbaum of Linsk-Williamsburg, son of Rabbi Asher Yeshayah Rosenbaum of Nadvorna-Hadera
  - Rabbi Meyer Rosenbaum
    Meyer Rosenbaum (II)
    Chief Rabbi Meyer Rosenbaum was the spiritual leader of the Kehilla Adath Israel and the Chief Rabbi of Cuba from 1942 to 1958. Rabbi Rosenbaum was the founder of the Tahkemoni School in Havana. He also authored many scholarly works in Hebrew, Yiddish, and Spanish.Chief Rabbi Rosenbaum was a son...
    
    , Chief Rabbi
    Chief Rabbi
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    of Cuba
    Cuba
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    , son of Rabbi Issamar of Nadvorna

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