Aharon Rokeach, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Aharon Rokeach

Ukrainian rabbi

Date of Birth: 19-Dec-1880

Place of Birth: Belz, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 18-Aug-1957

Profession: rabbi

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Aharon Rokeach

  • Aharon Rokeach (19 December 1880 – 18 August 1957) was the fourth Rebbe of the Belz Hasidic dynasty.
  • He led the movement from 1926 until his death in 1957. Rebbe Aharon inherited the mantle of leadership from his father, Yissachar Dov Rokeach, upon the latter's death in 1926.
  • Known for his piety and mysticism, Rebbe Aharon was called the "Wonder Rabbi" by Jews and gentiles alike for the miracles he performed.
  • His reign as Rebbe saw the devastation of the Belz community, along with that of many other Hasidic sects in Galicia and elsewhere in Poland during the Holocaust.
  • During the Holocaust, Rebbe Aharon was high on the list of Gestapo targets as a high-profile Rebbe.
  • With the support and financial assistance of Belzer Hasidim in Israel, England and the United States, he and his half-brother, Rabbi Mordechai of Bilgoray, managed to escape from Poland into Hungary, then into Turkey, Lebanon, and finally into Israel in February 1944.
  • After Rabbi Mordechai's sudden death in November 1949, Rebbe Aharon raised his half-brother's year-old son, Yissachar Dov, and groomed him to succeed him as Belzer Rebbe.

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