List of Famous people with last name Twersky

Mordechai Twersky

First Name Mordechai

Last Name Twersky

Born on January 1, 1770

Died on January 1, 1837 (aged 67)

Born in Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast

Mordechai Tverskyy (1770–1837), known as the Maggid of Chornobyl, was a Ukrainian rabbi. He was the son of Rabbi Menachem Nachum Tverskyy of Chornobyl and the second rebbe of the Chornobyl Hasidic dynasty.. All of his sons served as rebbes, from whom several branches of Hasidism emerged today, including thousands of Chasidim, including Skver, Chornobyl and Rakhmastrivka.

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Menachem Nachum Twersky

First Name Menachem

Born on January 1, 1730

Died on January 1, 1797 (aged 67)

Menachem Nochum Twersky of Chernobyl was a Ukrainian rabbi, and the founder of the Chernobyl Hasidic dynasty. He was a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggid of Mezritch, and published one of the first works of Hasidic thought. He is considered one of the pioneers of the Hasidic movement.

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