Shlomo Halberstam (third Bobover rebbe)

Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam (1908 — August 2, 2000) (Hebrew: רבי שלמה הלברשטאם), was the third Rebbe of Bobov who re-established the Hasidic dynasty in the United States after World War II. Born in Poland, he was the oldest son of Rabbi Ben Zion Halberstam (1874–1941) of Bobov, who was murdered by the Nazis and their Ukrainian collaborators in the Holocaust.

Shlomo Halberstam
TitleThird Bobover Rebbe
Personal
Born1908
DiedAugust 2, 2000(2000-08-02) (aged 92)
ReligionJudaism
Parent
  • Ben Zion Halberstam (father)
Jewish leader
PredecessorBen Zion Halberstam
SuccessorNaftali Halberstam
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