One on One Rabbi Yosef Leibovits, the Nikolsburg Rebbe
The south Moravian town of Mikulov, formerly also known by its German name Nikolsburg, is a popular tourist destination where people go to admire its beautiful architecture, the local wine, and its historic sights, including a Jewish cemetery and a synagogue. In the past, the town was home to a large Jewish community that accounted for nearly a half of the town’s population, and had as many as 12 synagogues around its Jewish quarter. Our very distinguished guest in this edition of One on One is the Grand Rebbe of Nikolsburg, Rabbi Yosef Lebovits. He is a descendant of Shmuel Shmelke Horowitz, who lived in Mikulov in the 18th century, and was one of the greatest rabbis Mikulov ever had. Our guest, rebbe Lebovits, is the leader of a Chassidic community based in Monsey, New York, in the United States.
Shmelke Horowitz's tombstone in Mikulov, photo: Feťour, Wikimedia Commons, GNU license
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