Munkacz (Hasidic dynasty)
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The rebbe of Munkacs (or Munkatch), Rabbi Chaim Elazar Spira (who led the community from 1913 until his death in 1937) was the most outspoken voice of religious anti-Zionism. He had succeeded his father, Rabbi Zvi Hirsh Spira, who had earlier inherited the mantle of leadership from his father Rabbi Shlomo Spira. This Hasidic dynasty was based in the town of Mukacheve, known as "Munkacs", "Minkatch" or "Munkacz" in common Jewish usage.
Along with the dominant Munkacser hasidic community there co-existed smaller yet vibrant hasidic groups who were followers of the Rebbes of Spinka, Zidichov, and Vizhnitz. By the time of the Holocaust there were nearly 30 synagogues in town, many of which were shtiblech ("[small] house" - small [Hasidic] synagogues). By 1851 Munkacs supported a large yeshiva, thereby demonstrating the community’s commitment to Talmudic learning and piety.
In the spring of 1944 there were nearly 15,000 Jewish residents of the town. This ended on May 30, 1944 when the city was pronounced Judenrein (free of Jews after ghettoization and a series of deportations to Auschwitz).
After the Holocaust, the Munkacs dynasty and community was re-established in Brooklyn, New York, in the United States and developed a close affinity with the Satmar hasidim. The present Rebbe of Munkacs is Grand Rabbi Moshe Leib Rabinovich, a grandson of the author of Minchas Elazar. His synagogue is located in the Boro Park section of Brooklyn. His brother is known as the Dinover Rebbe.
[edit] Dynasty
- Rebbe Yisrael, the Baal Shem Tov - founder of Hasidism.
- Rebbe Dovber, the Maggid (Preacher) of Mezeritch - primary disciple of the Baal Shem Tov.
- Rebbe Elimelech Lipman of Lizhensk, author of Noam Elimelech - disciple of the Maggid of Mezeritch.
- Rebbe Yaakov Yitzchak, the Seer of Lublin, author of Zichron Zos - disciple of Rebbe Elimelech of Lizensk.
- Grand Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech Spira of Dinov, author of Bnei Yissaschar, a disciple of the Seer of Lublin
- Grand Rabbi Eleazar Spira of Lantzut, author of Yodei Binah, son of the Bnei Yissaschar
- Grand Rabbi Shlomo Spira of Munkatch, author of Shem Shlomo, son of the Yodei Binah
- Grand Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Spira of Munkatch, author of Darkei Teshuvah, son of the Shem Shlomo
- Grand Rabbi Chaim Elazar Spira of Munkatch, author of Minchas Elazar, son of the Darkei Teshuvah
- Rabbi Baruch Yehoshua Yerachmiel Rabinovich, son-in-law of the Minchas Elazar.
- Grand Rabbi Moshe Leib Rabinovich, son of Reb Burechel z"l, present Munkatcher Rebbe
- Rabbi Baruch Yehoshua Yerachmiel Rabinovich, son-in-law of the Minchas Elazar.
- Grand Rabbi Chaim Elazar Spira of Munkatch, author of Minchas Elazar, son of the Darkei Teshuvah
- Grand Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Spira of Munkatch, author of Darkei Teshuvah, son of the Shem Shlomo
- Grand Rabbi Shlomo Spira of Munkatch, author of Shem Shlomo, son of the Yodei Binah
- Grand Rabbi Eleazar Spira of Lantzut, author of Yodei Binah, son of the Bnei Yissaschar
- Grand Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech Spira of Dinov, author of Bnei Yissaschar, a disciple of the Seer of Lublin
- Rebbe Yaakov Yitzchak, the Seer of Lublin, author of Zichron Zos - disciple of Rebbe Elimelech of Lizensk.
- Rebbe Elimelech Lipman of Lizhensk, author of Noam Elimelech - disciple of the Maggid of Mezeritch.
- Rebbe Dovber, the Maggid (Preacher) of Mezeritch - primary disciple of the Baal Shem Tov.
