A report on Yosef Leifer, Carei and Avraham Abba Leifer

Kingdom of Hungary stamp, cancelled NAGY-KÁROLY in 1889
King Ferdinand I and Queen Marie of Romania departing Carei in 1919, during the Hungarian–Romanian War
Aerial view of the Károlyi Castle
Monument of the Romanian Soldier, by Gheza Vida
Count Sándor Károlyi de Nagykároly (1688–1743)
Margit Kaffka (1880–1918)
Saint Joseph Calasanctius Church
The Calvinist church
The synagogue
The Carei town hall
The Károlyi Castle
The Károlyi Castle
The castle's water tower
Coat of arms on the wall of the Károlyi Castle

Avraham Abba Leifer was born in Nagykároly, Hungary (today Carei, Romania) to Rabbi Yosef Leifer, the grandson of Rabbi Mordechai of Nadvorna and a direct descendant of Grand Rabbi Meir the Great of Premishlan, a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov.

- Avraham Abba Leifer

He married in 1917 and lived in Krula, Hungary (now Carei, Romania) for the next 7 years.

- Yosef Leifer

The eldest, Avraham Abba, was the only one who survived him and acceded to the position of Pittsburger Rebbe after his death.

- Yosef Leifer

Yosef Leifer (1891–1966), founder and first Rebbe of the Pittsburg Hasidic dynasty

- Carei

Avraham Abba Leifer (1918–1990), second Rebbe of the Pittsburg Hasidic dynasty

- Carei

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