Yisroel Hopstein
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Opatow |
| Poland | |
| Died | Poland |
| Children | Mosheh Elyaḳim Beriʻah ben Yiśraʼel Hopstein |
| Grandchildren | Elazar ben Moses Eliakim Beriah Hopstein |
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| ID | 3594129 |
Yisroel Hopstein Life story
Yisroel Hopstein, also known as the Maggid of Kozhnitz, was the founder of Kozhnitz Hasidism, and a noted hasidic leader in Poland during the late 18th and early 19th century. He was a student of both the Magid/Dov Ber of Mezeritch and Elimelech of Lizhensk, and wrote many books on Chassidus and Kabbalah.