List of Polish rabbis explained

This is a list of Polish rabbis, who either lived in Poland or were born there.

Hassidism

The rise of Hasidic Judaism within Poland's borders and beyond has had a great influence on the rise of neo-Haredi Judaism all over the world, with a continuous influence that has been felt from the inception of the Hasidic movements and its dynasties by famous rebbes until the present time. The following are noteworthy:

Polish Rabbis

Some famous Polish and Polish-born rabbis include:

Avraham Mordechai Alter, 4th Gerer Rebbe (the Imrei Emes)
Pinchas Menachem Alter, 7th Gerer Rebbe (the Pnei Menachem)
Simcha Bunim Alter, 6th Gerer Rebbe (the Lev Simchah)
Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter, 3rd Gerer Rebbe (the Sfas Emes)
Yaakov Aryeh Alter, 8th (and current) Gerer Rebbe
Yitzchak Meir Alter, 1st Gerer Rebbe (the Chidushei HaRim)
Baruch Ashlag
Yehuda Ashlag
Zvi Hirsch Chajes
Avraham Danzig
Elimelech of Lizhensk
Joshua Falk
Yaakov Gesundheit
Avraham Gombiner
Kalonymus Haberkasten
Yitzchok Hutner
Pinchas Menachem Justman (the Sifsei Tzadik)
Yisrael Meir Lau (later Chief Rabbi of Israel)
Menachem Mendel of Kotzk
Shlomo Hakohen Rabinowicz, first Radomsker Rebbe
Shlomo Chanoch Hakohen Rabinowicz, fourth Radomsker Rebbe
Shalom Rokeach of Belz
Yaakov Yitzchak of Lublin

Rabbis philosophers born on Posen, West Prussia, etc

Rabbis and philosophers born in Austrian Galicia

Rabbi Jacob Avigdor
Rabbi Salo Wittmayer Baron
Salomon Buber
Zwi Perez Chajes
Rebbe Aharon Rokeach of Belz
Rebbe Shalom Rokeach of Belz
Rebbe Yissachar Dov Rokeach of Belz
Friedrich Weinreb

See also List of Austrian Jews;

Rabbis philosophers born on Silesia, Brandenburg, Pomerania & Eastern Prussia

See List of German Jews;