Monistritch (Hasidic dynasty)
Rabbi Mordchai Rosen was head dean, and grand rabbi of the village of Monistrich, known as Monastyrysche in Ukrainian, a town presently in Cherkasy Oblast (province) of Ukraine. He perished during the Holocaust in World War II and was survived by his sons R` Nachman and R` Froim.
The biography of this rabbi can be found in many Hebrew religious books, among them "Ner Nachman".
References
- Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), pp. 844-845: "Monastyrishche"
- Shtetl Finder (1980), p. 58: "Monasterishtche"
- Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), VI, pp. 654-658: "Monasterzyska" (Polish)
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