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Puppa (Hasidic dynasty)

 

Puppa (Hasidic dynasty)

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Puppa is the name of a Hasidic group within Judaism. The group originated in Hungary in a town called "Pupa".

The group is currently based in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. It is headed by the Puppa Rebbe who has several thousand followers. In their Williamsburg location in Brooklyn, they are second in size to the Satmar Hasidim with whom they share many communal facilities.

Major Hasidic groups


Dominant Hasidic groups (arranged by size) include:
  • Satmar
  • Chabad Lubavitch
  • Ger
  • Vizhnitz
  • Belz
  • Bobov
  • Skver
  • Spinka
  • Puppa
  • Breslov
  • Rachmastrivka
  • Toldos Aharon

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