Shlomo Halberstam (The Second)

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Rabbi Solomon Halberstam
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Rabbi Solomon Halberstam
Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam in his later age
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Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam in his later age

Grand Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam (1907August 2, 2000) (Hebrew: כ"ק אדמו"ר מבאבוב ,זצ"ל), was the Rebbe of Bobov, who re-established the Bobover hasidic dynasty in America after World War II. He was the son of Rabbi Ben Zion Halberstam (1874-1941) of Bobov, who died in the Holocaust.

Rebbe Solomon (Shlome in Hebrew) died in summer of 2000, and was succeeded by his son Rabbi Naftali Halberstam (1931-2005).

His teachings were recorded in the book Kerem Shlome.

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Preceded by:
Ben Zion Halberstam (The First)
Rebbe of Bobov
1941–2000
Succeeded by:
Naftali Halberstam
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