Puppa (Hasidic dynasty)
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[[Image:BloombergPUPA.jpg|thumb|The Pupa Rebbe with [[New York]] [[Mayor]] [[Michael Bloomberg]] also seen from R to L [[Binyumin Hoffman]] ‘’[[Gabbai]]’’ of Pupa Rabbi, Luzer Lowy, R Yakov Y Newschlos ‘’[[Gabbai]]’’, R Yechiel Halpert ‘’[[Gabbai]]’’, R Yonsenen Mentzer and sons]]
[[Image:Puparav.JPG|thumb|The late Pupa Rebbe, author of ''Vaychi Yosef'']]
'''Puppa''' is the name of a [[Hasidic]] dynasty within [[Judaism]]. The dynasty originated in the town [[Pápa]], in [[Hungary]]. Before [[World War II]], Pápa had an important [[yeshiva]] which produced many well-known [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] rabbis in Hungary. The whole community was deported to [[Auschwitz]] and only a very few individuals came back. Currently there are no Jews in Pápa.
The group is based in the [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn|Williamsburg]] section of [[Brooklyn, New York]], with branches in [[Boro Park]] section of Brooklyn, [[Ossining (town), New York|Ossining, New York]], [[London]], and [[Israel]]. It is headed by the Pupa [[Rebbe]] who has several thousand followers. In their Williamsburg location in Brooklyn, they are second in size to the [[Satmar]] Hasidim with whom they share many communal facilities.
In 1979, the Pupa Rebbe participated in founding the ''[[Mosad Keren Hatzole|Keren Hatzole]]'' fund which collects money in America and Europe, which is then spread to the educational institutions of the [[Edah HaChareidis]], which do not accept any money from the Israeli (Zionist) government.
==Lineage of Pupa Dynasty==
Grand Rabbi Moshe Greenwald, the founder of the Pupa dynasty, was a disciple of Grand Rabbi [[Yehoshua Rokeach]], the second Belzer [[Rebbe]], son and disciple of Grand Rabbi [[Shalom Rokeach]] of Belz.
The latter was a disciple of Rabbi Shlomo of Lutsk, a disciple of the Rebbe [[Dovber of Mezeritch|Dovber]], the Maggid (Preacher) of Mezritch, who was the primary disciple of the [[Baal Shem Tov]], the founder of [[Hasidism]].
*'''Grand Rabbi Moshe Greenwald of [[Chust]]''' - author of ''[[Arugas HaBosem]]'' - disciple of Rebbe Yehoshua of Belz.
**'''Grand Rabbi Yaakov Chizkiah Greenwald of Pupa''' - author of ''Vayaged Yaakov'' - son of the ''Arugas HaBosem''.
***'''Grand Rabbi Yosef Greenwald of Pupa''' - author of ''Vaychi Yosef'' - son of the ''Vayaged Yaakov''.
****'''Grand Rabbi Yaakov Chizkiah Greenwald of Pupa''' - present Rebbe of Pupa - son of the ''Vayechi Yosef''.
****'''Grand Rabbi Yisrael Menachem Greenwald of Pupa''' - present Rebbe of Pupa Boro Park - son of the ''Vayechi Yosef''.
==External links==
*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-588058724423449847&q=pupa+rebbe Video of the Pupa Rebbe during the Jewish feast of Tabernacles]
*[http://hydepark.hevre.co.il/forum.asp?forum_id=13232 more info on Pupa]
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