Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter in Europe

Avraham Mordechai Alter (December 25, 1866 - June 3, 1948) who was also known by the title of his Torah book/s as the Imrei Emes was an Orthodox Judaism rabbi who was the rebbe and spiritual leader of the Ger (Hasidic dynasty) of Hasidic Judaism in Poland from the town of Góra Kalwaria (known as "Ger" in short). He succeeded his father Rabbi Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter as the third rebbe of the Ger Hasidic dynasty, and was the Gerrer rebbe from 1905 to 1948. He was known throughout Poland. He was influential in establishing the Agudas Israel movement in Poland, and promoted the setting up of Talmud Torah schools to educate the youth in traditional Judaism. During his greatest years, it is claimed he led over 200,000 Ger Hasidim. He had nine children. His eldest son, Rabbi Myer Alter, perished in the Holocaust. His second son, Rabbi Yitschok Alter, died in 5695 (1934) in Poland. Image File history File links Imrei_Emes. ... Image File history File links Imrei_Emes. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Torah (תורה) is a Hebrew word meaning teaching, instruction, or law. ... Orthodox Judaism is the stream of Judaism which adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized in the Talmud (The Oral Law) and later codified in the Shulkhan Arukh (Code of Jewish Law). It is governed by these works and the Rabbinical commentary... Rabbi (Classical Hebrew רִבִּי ribbÄ«;; modern Ashkenazi and Israeli רַבִּי rabbÄ«) in Judaism, means teacher, or more literally great one. The word Rabbi is derived from the Hebrew root-word RaV, which in biblical Hebrew means great or distinguished, (in knowledge). In the ancient Judean schools the sages were addressed as רִבִּי (Ribbi... Rebbe (Hebrew: רבי also rebbi) is a title that may be given to a rabbi in Orthodox Judaism, particularly within Hasidic Judaism. ... Several of the Gerer Rebbes Ger, Gerrer, or Gur is the Yiddish name of Góra Kalwaria, a small town in Poland, and the name of a large Orthodox Hasidic dynasty which originated from this town. ... Hasidic Judaism (from the Hebrew: Chasidut חסידות, meaning pious, from the Hebrew root word chesed חסד meaning loving kindness) is a Haredi Jewish religious movement. ... Góra Kalwaria is a town on the Vistula River in the Mazovian Voivodship, Poland, about 25 km southeast of Warsaw. ... Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter (1847 - 1905), also known by the title of his Torah book/s as the Sfas Emes, was born in Warsaw, Poland and died in Ger, Poland. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... World Agudath Israel (The World Israelite Union) was established in the early twentieth century as the political arm of Orthodox Judaism. ... Child survivors of the Holocaust before their liberation The Holocaust is the name applied to the systematic state-sponsored persecution and genocide of various ethnic, religious and political groups during World War II by Nazi Germany and collaborators. ...

He managed to escape during the war to the British Mandate of Palestine in 1940 with several of his sons and began to slowly rebuild his Hasidic dynasty. With the outbreak of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War he was trapped in Jerusalem and died of natural causes during the siege of the city by the Jordanian Arab Legion. He was subsequently buried there. Map of the territory under the British Mandate of Palestine. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The 1948 Arab-Israeli War is referred to as the War of Independence (Hebrew: מלחמת העצמאות) or as the War of Liberation (Hebrew: מלחמת השחרור) by Israelis. ... Jerusalem and the Old City. ... The Arab Legion (Al-jaish Al-arabi) was Transjordans and later on also Jordans regular army. ...

Three of his sons became the consecutive next three heads of the Ger Hasidic dynasty in the State of Israel: Rabbi Yisrael Alter (fourth rebbe of Ger); Rabbi Simchah Bunim Alter (fifth rebbe of Ger); and Rabbi Pinchas Menachem Alter (sixth rebbe of Ger). Yisrael Alter (October 12, 1895 - February 20, 1977) who was also known by the title of his Torah work/s as the Bais Yisrael was an Orthodox Judaism rabbi who lead the Hasidic Judaism Ger (Hasidic dynasty) as its fourth rebbe (spiritual leader). He succeeded his father Rabbi Avraham Mordechai... Simchah Bunim Alter (or Simcha Binim) (April 6, 1898 - August 6, 1992), who was also known by the title of his Torah work/s as the Lev Simcha was an Orthodox Judaism rabbi. ... Pinchas Menachem Alter (June 9, 1926 - March 7, 1996), was also known as the Pnei Menachem (for the name/s of his Torah works). ...

See also

• Hasidic Judaism
• Ger (Hasidic dynasty)
• Rebbe

Hasidic Judaism (from the Hebrew: Chasidut חסידות, meaning pious, from the Hebrew root word chesed חסד meaning loving kindness) is a Haredi Jewish religious movement. ... Several of the Gerer Rebbes Ger, Gerrer, or Gur is the Yiddish name of Góra Kalwaria, a small town in Poland, and the name of a large Orthodox Hasidic dynasty which originated from this town. ... Rebbe (Hebrew: רבי also rebbi) is a title that may be given to a rabbi in Orthodox Judaism, particularly within Hasidic Judaism. ...

Rebbes of Ger

1. Yitzchak Meir Alter (1798(?)-1866)
2. Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter (1847-1905)
3. Avraham Mordechai Alter (1866-1948)
4. Yisrael Alter (1895-1977)
5. Simchah Bunim Alter (1898-1992)
6. Pinchas Menachem Alter (1926-1996)
7. Yakov Aryeh Alter (b. 1936)