Alesk (Hasidic dynasty)

Alesk is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Chanoch Henikh Dov Majer. It is named after Alesk, the Yiddish name of Olesko, a town in present-day Ukraine.

Lineage

• Rebbe Chanoch Henich Dov Mayer (died August 1884), ^[1] first Alesker Rebbe known as the Lev Sameach (lit. "happy heart"), son-in-law of Grand Rabbi Sholom Rokeach of Belz. His works include Lev Sameach on the Torah, Siddur Lev Sameach, and Hagaddah Lev Sameach. He also codified the Torah writings of his father-in-law.
  • Rabbi Yitzchak Maier (died March 1904), ^[1] son of Rebbe Chanoch Henich Dov Mayer.
  • Rabbi Asher Anschel Ashkenazi (1832^{[ citation needed ]}-1896), ^[1] son of Rabbi Joel Ashkenazi and son-in-law of Rebbe Chanoch Henich Dov Mayer. Rabbi Asher Anschel was a descendant of the Chacham Zvi.
    • Rabbi Yitzchok Ashkenazi (Weliczker) (died October 1942) ^[1] son of Rabbi Yaakov Hersh Weliczker and son-in-law of Rabbi Asher Anschel Ashkenazi.
    • Rabbi Abraham Naftali Ashkenazi (died 1928),^{[ citation needed ]} son of Rabbi Asher Anschel Ashkenazi.
    • Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Ashkenazi ^[1] (died 1942), son of Rabbi Asher Anschel Ashkenazi.
      • Rabbi Meshullam Yissachar Ashkenazi^{[ citation needed ]} (born 1905; died November 1994), son of Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Ashkenazi.
        • Rabbi Uri Ashkenazi ^[2] (died March 2020), son of Rabbi Meshullam Yissachar Ashkenazi.
    • Rabbi Moshe David Ashkenazi (died 1930),^{[ citation needed ]} son of Rabbi Asher Anschel Ashkenazi.
    • Rabbi Israel Ashkenazi^{[ citation needed ]} (died May 1935), son of Rabbi Asher Anschel Ashkenazi.

The previous rabbi of Alesk, Rabbi Yitzchok Ashkenazi, resided in Brooklyn, NY. He died on 10 January 2022. ^[3]

The grand rebbes of Sassov, Kaliv, Stanislov, Trisk, Malin and Radomishel are descendants of the Alesk dynasty.

Stanislav sub-dynasty

Rabbi Asher Anschel Ashkenazi established the Stanislav dynasty in western Ukraine in a town now known as Ivano-Frankivsk. The town used to be called Stanisławów, and is still known in Yiddish as Stanislav.

Arriving in London after surviving the Holocaust, Rabbi Meshullam Yissachar Ashkenazi became known as the Stanislav-Alesker Rebbe.

Rabbi Uri Ashkenazi, Stanislover Rebbe of London

After his death in 1994, his son, Rabbi Uri Ashkenazi, became the Stanislaver Rebbe of London. He was a well-known mohel and led his Beth midrash in Stamford Hill London. ^[4] He was admitted to hospital in a serious state after testing positive for coronavirus on 25 March 2020, and died the next day. ^[5]

See also

• History of the Jews in Poland
• History of the Jews in Galicia (Eastern Europe)
• History of the Jews in Ukraine

References

1. החסידות (in Hebrew) (2nd ed.). 1977. pp. 156–162.
2. "Harav Uri Ashkenazi, Zt"l, Stanislaver Rebbe of London". Hamodia. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
3. "BDE: The Alesker Rebbe, zt"l, Transformed Kensington Neighborhood with Torah and Tefillah – Boro Park 24".
4. "Stanislav". godaven.com. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
5. Goldschmiedt, Yossi (26 March 2020). "Harav Uri Ashkenazi, Zt"l, Stanislaver Rebbe of London - Hamodia.com". Hamodia. Retrieved 11 March 2023.