Yehoshua Rokeach
Male, Deceased Person
1825 – 1894
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Who was Yehoshua Rokeach?
Yehoshua Rokeach was the second rebbe of the Belz Hasidic dynasty. He combined Torah scholarship with practical common sense to guide thousands of Hasidim and to fight the Haskalah movement that was making inroads in Jewish communities in Poland during the nineteenth century. His pioneering activities included founding the Machzikei Hadas organization.
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- Born
- 1825
- Parents
- Children
- Died
- Feb 3, 1894
- Resting place
- Belz
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on July 23, 2013
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