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Erlau (Hasidic dynasty)
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “hasidic dynasty named for the town of eger”. Today it says “haredi dynasty of hungarian origin”.
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Erlau ( ), pronounced Er-loy , is a Hasidic dynasty named for the town of Eger , a Hungarian city situated between Miskolc and Pest . During the early Middle Ages the town was named Erlau by the German , Avar , and Slavonic tribes living there. This name was adapted to Yiddish and was used by the Jewish population there until World War II. Erlau is one of the small-sized movements in Orthodox Judaism , often considered Hasidic .1 It was established by Rabbi Yochanan Sofer in Jerusalem , Israel after World War II.2
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hasidic dynasty named for the town of eger
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haredi dynasty of hungarian origin
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