Yidele Horowitz [SEP] date of birth
Yidele Horowitz
Grand Rabbi Yidele Horowitz (1905–1989), popularly known as Reb Yidele, was the Rebbe of Dzikov, who spent his last years in London, England. Although known as a formidable scholar and a man of exceptional character, he shunned the limelight and abhorred any reverence or treatment as a Rebbe.
Early years.
Reb Yidele was born in 1905 in Dzików, a shtetl near Tarnobrzeg, Poland. His mother Chava was the daughter of Rabbi Yisrael Hager, Rebbe of Vizhnitz, and his father was
Rebbe Alter's positions in Dembitz.
- Rebbe Moshe Horowitz of Rozvadov (died 1894), son of Rebbe Eliezer and son-in-law of Rebbe Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum
- Rebbe Tzvi Hersh Horowitz of Rozvadov, son of Rebbe Moshe
- Rebbe Avraham Chaim Horowitz of Plontsh, son of Rebbe Moshe
- Rebbe Yitzchak Horowitz ("R. 'Itzikel' Stitshiner") of Szczucin ("Stitshin" in Yiddish) and Tarnów, son of Rebbe Moshe
- Rebbe Yehuda Horowitz ("Reb 'Yidele