Biography
Shaul Shimon Deutsch was ordained as a rabbi by Chabad and subsequently earned a business degree.
Deutsch is the Rebbe of Anshei-Liozna, a Chasidic court that is centered in Boro Park, Brooklyn. He has been the Liozna Rebbe since 1995. The group appointed him their Rebbe at their synagogue on 45th Street in Brooklyn.
He took the name of the town of Liozna in Belorussia (where the early Chabad movement was founded). Deutsch's group has been viewed negatively since the founding of Anshei-Liozna.
In 1998 he was the victim of a campaign of character assassination via the Internet. A forged Jewish Telegraphic Agency press release claimed that he had been arrested for "embezzlement" and the "counterfeiting" of "ten-dollar bills". He installed bulletproof glass in the windows of his home and synagogue.
Deutsch is married to Pe'er Deutsch and they have five children.
Along with many other controversial books within Haredi Judaism his book is rare and highly sought after, with used copies retailing at around $350 as of 200, due to it being out of print since its initial publishing in 1995.
Deutsch founded and runs the Living Torah Museuem. deutsch specilizas in explaining the meaning and exact explenation of the many animels mentioned in the Torah, mishme and Talmud. Deutsch has many examples of the various offerings in the museum which attracts thousands of visitors each month.
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