List of Famous people named Yisroel

Here are some famous Yisroels:

Yisroel Hopsztajn

First Name Yisroel

Died on January 1, 1814

Born in Poland, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Yisroel Hopstein (1737–1814), also known as the Maggid of Kozhnitz, was the founder of Kozhnitz Hasidism, and a noted hasidic leader in Poland during the late 18th and early 19th century. He was a student of both the Magid/Dov Ber of Mezeritch and Elimelech of Lizhensk, and wrote many books on Chassidus and Kabalah.

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Yisroel Friedman (rosh yeshiva)

First Name Yisroel

Born on November 28, 1936

Died on April 1, 2020 (aged 83)

Rabbi Yisroel Friedman was a member of the Central Committee of Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbis and the rosh yeshiva of the Oholei Torah Talmudical Seminary in Brooklyn, New York.

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