Creator Bio
Zusya of Annopol (Hanipoli)
1718–1800
Meshulam Zusya of Annopol was born in Poland and was the brother of Elimelech of Lizhensk. Zusya was a follower of Dov Ber, the Magid of Mezritsh, who also influenced Elimelech to become a Hasid. After Dov Ber’s death in 1772, Zusya moved to Annopol, where he was instrumental in establishing Hasidism in Galicia. Zusya was one of the best-known heroes of Hasidic folk tales, portrayed as a humble and kind man who attained merit on account of his innocence and personal righteousness.
Entries in the Posen Library by This Creator
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Menorat zahav (Golden Menorah)
When Rabbi Zusya went to suffer the exile in Germany, he came to a city of Reform Jews. When they saw his ways, they mocked him and thought he was crazy. When he came into the synagogue, some of them…
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Rabbinic Scholarship, 1750–1880
Despite the challenges of the early modern period, rabbinic scholarship flourished in Central and Eastern Europe in the latter half of the eighteenth century and the first half of the nineteenth century.