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Joel Teitelbaum

Grand Rebbe of Satmar Hasidim, opponent of Zionism

1887 - 1979

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His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Joel Teitelbaum is the 2,562nd most popular religious figure, the 314th most popular biography from Romania and the 8th most popular Romanian Religious Figure.

Joel Teitelbaum is most famous for serving as the Grand Rebbe of the Satmar Hasidic dynasty and his staunch opposition to Zionism, which shaped a significant anti-Zionist movement within Orthodox Judaism. A lesser-known fact is that he survived the Holocaust by escaping from a train bound for Auschwitz and later rebuilt his community in the United States. His lasting legacy includes the expansion of the Satmar sect into a major Hasidic group, influencing traditional Jewish education and community life worldwide.

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Among Religious Figures

Among religious figures, Joel Teitelbaum ranks 2,562 out of 3,187. Before him are Lugalanda, Elio Toaff, Narcissus of Jerusalem, Eugenio Tosi, Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria, and Antonio María Barbieri. After him are Violet Gibson, A'annepada, Macedonius I of Constantinople, Conrad of Piacenza, Tychicus, and Dieudonné Nzapalainga.

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Among people born in 1887, Joel Teitelbaum ranks 184. Before him are Oskar Luts, Alan Cunningham, Joseph Orbeli, Antonio Moreno, Reginald Owen, and Thoralf Skolem. After him are Hranush Arshagyan, Arcadio Larraona Saralegui, Joseph Lamb, Amadeo García, Julius Pokorny, and Teodor Koskenniemi. Among people deceased in 1979, Joel Teitelbaum ranks 167. Before him are Mahmoud Taleghani, Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Marcel Jouhandeau, Donny Hathaway, Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, and Antonio María Barbieri. After him are Igor Bondarevsky, Carlyle S. Beals, František Kriegel, Waloddi Weibull, Dany Dauberson, and Grant Green.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Joel Teitelbaum ranks 314 out of NaN. Before him are Isidor Kaufmann (1853), Gheorghe Bibescu (1804), Ștefan Dobay (1909), Florin Răducioiu (1970), Gabriela Adameșteanu (1942), and Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu (1944). After him are Mugur Isărescu (1949), István Kovács (1984), Gheorghe Gruia (1940), Isidore Isou (1925), István Somodi (1885), and Gheorghe Berceanu (1949).

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Among Religious Figures In Romania

Among religious figures born in Romania, Joel Teitelbaum ranks 8. Before him are Peter Mogila (1596), Lucian Mureșan (1931), Stephen Pongracz (1582), Iuliu Hossu (1885), Sabbas the Goth (334), and Alexandru Todea (1912). After him are Lőrinc Schlauch (1824), Vilmos Apor (1892), Andreo Cseh (1895), and Solomon Schechter (1847).

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