Rachmastrivka (Hasidic Dynasty) - Lineage of The Rachmastrivka Dynasty

Lineage of The Rachmastrivka Dynasty

Rebbe Yochanan Twersky, founder of the Rachmastrivka dynsasty, was the youngest son of the Chernobler Maggid, Rebbe Mordechai Twersky. Rebbe Mordechai's father, Rebbe Menachem Nahum Twersky of Chernobyl (author of Meor Einayim), was a - disciple of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism.

• Rebbe Yochanan Twersky of Rachmastrivka (1816-1895) – son of the Magid of Chernobyl.
  • Rebbe Duvid Twersky of Zlatipoli (d. 1915) – son of the Rebbe Yochanan of Rachmastrivka.
    • Rebbe Mordchai Yoseph of Zlatipoli (d. 1939) – only son of the Rebbe Duvid Twersky of Zlatipoli.
      • Rebbe Tzvi Aryeh of Zlatipoli - son of the Rebbe Mordchai Yoseph of Zlatipoli.
        • Rabbi Pinchos Biberfeld (1915-1999) - son-in-law of Rebbe Tsvi Arye
  • Rebbe Mordechai of Rachmastrivka (d. 1921, Jerusalem)
  • Rebbe Menachem Nochum Twersky of Rachmastrivka (d. 1937) - son of Rebbe Yochanan.
    • Rebbe Avrohom Dov - son of Rebbe Menachem Nochum
    • Rebbe Duvid (David) Twersky of Rachmastrivka (1872-1950) - son of Rebbe Menachem Nochum.
      • Rebbe Yochanan Twersky (1903-1982) of Rachmastrivka – son of Rebbe Duvid.
        • Rebbe Chai Yitzchok (Isaac) Twersky of Rachmastrivka-Boro Park – present Rachmastrivka Rebbe of Boro Park - son of Rebbe Yochanan - son-in-law of Rebbe Yaakov Yosef Twersky (1899-1968) of Skver.
        • Rebbe Yisroel Mordechai (Israel Mordecai) Twersky (1929-2004) of Rachmastrivka-Yerushalayim – previous Rachmastrivka Rebbe of Jerusalem - son of Rebbe Yochanan.
          • Rebbe Duvid (David) Twersky of Rachmastrivka-Yerushalayim – present Rachmastrivka Rebbe of Jerusalem -second to the eldest son of Rebbe Yisroel Mordechai
          • Rabbi Nachman Yosef – eldest son of Rebbe Yisroel Mordechai (lives in Crown Heights and is a Lubavitcher chasid)