Sochatchov (Hasidic dynasty)
Sochatchov is a Hasidic dynasty originating from the town of Sochaczew, Poland, where it was founded by Avrohom Bornsztain (1838–1910). Sochatchov is a branch of Kotzk Hasidism, which in part is a branch of Peshischa Hasidism. After World War I the dynasty was moved to Łódź and, subsequently, to other nearby towns. After World War II the dynasty was transplanted to Israel, where it thrives to this day.
The ohel (gravesite) of the Avnei Nezer and the Shem Mishmuel in Sochaczew.
Shmuel Bornsztain, the Shem Mishmuel.
Rabbi Dovid Bornsztain, third Sochatchover Rebbe.
Avrohom Bornsztain, also spelled Avraham Borenstein or Bernstein, was a leading posek in late-nineteenth-century Europe and founder and first Rebbe of the Sochatchover Hasidic dynasty. He is known as the Avnei Nezer after the title of his posthumously published set of Torah responsa, which is widely acknowledged as a halakhic classic. His only son, Shmuel, author of Shem Mishmuel, succeeded him as Rebbe.
Ohel (gravesite) of the Avnei Nezer and his son, the Shem Mishmuel, in Sochaczew
Marker in the Jewish cemetery memorializing the Jews of Sochaczew murdered by the Nazis.
Jewish cemetery in Sochaczew, with the restored, red-brick ohel in background.
