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 A new Torah scroll in Pupa, 1934 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| a few thousand followers | |
| Founder | |
| Moshe Greenwald | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States,Israel,Canada | |
| Religions | |
| Judaism | |
| Languages | |
| Hebrew,Yiddish | |
| Current headquarters inWilliamsburg, Brooklyn |
Kehillas YaakovPupa (also "Puppa"; Hebrew/Yiddish: קהלת יעקב פאפא) is aHasidicdynasty, named after the Yiddish name of the town of its origin (known in Hungarian asPápa).
Before World War II Pupa had ayeshiva. The whole community was deported to theAuschwitz concentration camp, and only a few survived. There are no longer any Jews there.
The group is based inWilliamsburg, Brooklyn, with branches in theBoro Park section of Brooklyn,Monsey, New York,Los Angeles, andOssining, New York. It is headed by the Puparebbe, who has several thousand followers.
Pupa has more than 7,000 students enrolled in itsyeshivas, girls schools, summer camps, andkollelim in Williamsburg, Boro Park, Monsey,Westchester County, New York,Montreal,Jerusalem, and elsewhere.[1] In Williamsburg, Pupa is second in size to theSatmar Hasidim, with whom they share many communal facilities.[2]
Kiryas Pupa is a village inOssining, New York, established byYosef Greenwald.[1] It includes the Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary, a 4-year school, and a cemetery.
More than 800 students are enrolled in the graduateyeshiva Gedolah, located on a pastoral 140-acre campus.
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