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Michel Dorfman
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “de facto head of the breslover hasidim living in post-stalinist russia”. Today it says “rabbi and leader of the breslov community in jerusalem”.
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Michel Dorfman (1913 – 30 July 2006) was a rabbi and leader of the Breslov community in Jerusalem, Israel after serving as the de facto head of the Breslover Hasidim living in post-Stalinist Russia . Due to his persistence and planning, the annual Breslover Rosh Hashana kibbutz (prayer gathering) at the grave of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov in Uman, Ukraine , which began in 1811, continued in secret despite the Communist ban on religious gatherings.
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de facto head of the breslover hasidim living in post-stalinist russia
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rabbi and leader of the breslov community in jerusalem
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