MEISELS, DOV BERUSH — (1798–1870), rabbi and Polish patriot. Scion of one of the most ancient families of Cracow, he was a descendant of moses isserles . He studied under his father Isaac, who was rabbi of Kamenets Podolsk, Ukraine. After his marriage to the daughter… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MEISELS, SAUL — (1911–1990), ḥazzan. Meisels was born in Galicia where his father was a ḥasidic ḥazzan. Meisels immigrated to the United States in his youth and sang as a child in cantorial choirs. He studied music with the well known synagogue composer Max… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MEISELS, DAVID DOV — (1814–1876), Polish rabbi. Meisels was the son of Aryeh Judah Jacob who served as av bet din of Piotrkow and Kilatow. He was known in his youth as a prodigy (illui). He was appointed av bet din of Dobra at the age of 18 and later served in the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MEISELS, UZZIEL BEN ẒEVI HIRSCH — (1743–1785 or 1786), ḥasidic rabbi in Poland. Meisels was a member of an old rabbinic family in Poland, and a descendant of moses isserles whom he calls my grandfather in his works. He served as av bet din in Rychwal (Bogatynia), Ostrowiec, and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Meisels, Dov Berush — (1798 1870) Polish rabbi and patriot. He settled in Krakow, where he opened a bank, and was later elected rabbi of the city; rabbi Saul Landa and his followers did not, however, recognize this election and established their own bet din.… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Abisch Meisels — (* 9. Oktober 1893 in Kulików, Galizien, Österreich Ungarn (heute: Ukraine); † Februar 1959 in London) war ein österreichisch jüdischer Theaterautor. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben und Wirken 2 Werke (Auswahl) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dow Ber Meisels — 1861 portrait of Rabbi Meisels by Karol Beyer Dow (Dov, Dob) Ber (Beer, Berisz, Berush) Meisels (1798 – March 17, 1870) was a Chief Rabbi of Kraków (Cracow) from 1832 and later, Chief Rabbi of Warsaw (from 1856). He was a political activist in… … Wikipedia
Elazar Meisels — is an American Orthodox rabbi and a graduate of the Telshe Rabbinical College, Chicago, Illinois, Mir Institute for Rabbinical Studies Jerusalem, Israel, and the Lakewood Kollel, Detroit, Michigan. Meisels founded the Lidrosh Institute for Jewish … Wikipedia
Samuel Meisels — (* 1877 in Przemyśl, Galizien; † nach 1938) war ein österreichischer Schriftsteller und Übersetzer. Leben Samuel Meisels war jüdischer Abstammung. Er arbeitete in den Jahren 1903 bis 1914 als Redakteur für das „Hamburger Israelitische… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Satmar (Hasidic dynasty) — Satmar (or Satmar Hasidism or Satmarer Hasidism) (חסידות סאטמאר) is a Hasidic movement of mostly Hungarian and Romanian Hasidic Jews who survived World War II. It was founded and led by the late Hungarian born [cite web|title=New York City… … Wikipedia