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Jehiel Michal of Zloczov [Maggid of Zloczov] (c. 1731–1786)


Subject Religion » Judaism

DOI: 10.1111/b.9780631187288.1992.x


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Galician Ḥasidic leader. He was born in Brody and served as a preacher there and, later, in Zloczov. He was one of the early propagators of Ḥasidism in Galicia; he was strongly opposed by the mitnaggedim. Toward the end of his life he settled in Yampol, Podolia. Miraculous tales are told of his asceticism and saint-liness. ... log in or subscribe to read full text

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