Faige Teitelbaum
Faige Teitelbaum | |
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| Born | Alta Fajge Szapiro April 16, 1912 |
| Died | June 2, 2001 (aged 89) |
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Alta Faige Teitelbaum (Yiddish: אלטא פייגא טייטלבוים; born Alta Fajge Szapiro; April 16, 1912 – June 2, 2001), known as the Satmar Rebbetzin, was a Polish-born American Hasidic community leader. Teitelbaum's status as Rebbetzin was gained through her marriage to the first Rebbe (leader) of the Satmar Hasidic community, Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum (1887–1979). After her husband's death, the Satmar Rebbetzin gained a following of supporters who stood in opposition to her husband's successor, the second Rebbe of Satmar, Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum (1914–2006).