Yisroel Avrohom Portugal

Yisroel Avrohom Portugal
Rabbi Yisroel Avrohom Portugal lighting Hanukkah lights
Personal life
BornJune 2, 1923
Sculeni, Moldova
DiedApril 1, 2019
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Brooklyn, New York
SpouseReizel Kahana Stern
Children5 sons, 3 daughters
Notable work(s)Composer of Hasidic songs
OccupationRebbe of Skulen

Rabbi Yisroel Avrohom Portugal (or Israel Abraham Portugal) (June 2, 1923 – April 1, 2019) son of Rabbi Eliezer Zusia, was the Rebbe (Grand Rabbi) of Skulen in Brooklyn, New York. He was the last Holocaust era Rebbe to lead a Hasidic dynasty.

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