Mordechai Shlomo Friedman

Mordechai Shlomo Friedman
Title	Boyaner Rebbe of New York
Personal
Born	Mordechai Shlomo Friedman 15 October 1891 Boiany (Boyan)
Died	2 March 1971(1971-03-02) (aged 79) New York City
Religion	Judaism
Spouse	Chava Sara Heschel
Children	Yisroel Malka Yitzchok
Parents	Rabbi Yitzchok Friedman (father) Malka Twersky (mother)
Jewish leader
Predecessor	Rabbi Yitzchok Friedman
Successor	Rabbi Nachum Dov Brayer
Began	November 1927
Ended	2 March 1971
Dynasty	Boyan

Mordechai Shlomo Friedman (15 October 1891 in Boiany, Ukraine – 2 March 1971 in New York City),^[1] sometimes called Solomon Mordecai Friedman, was the Boyaner Rebbe of New York for over 40 years. In 1927 he left Europe to become one of the first Hasidic Rebbes in America, establishing his court on the Lower East Side of New York City and attracting many American Jewish youth with his charismatic and warm personality. He also played a role in American Jewish leadership with positions on Agudath Israel of America, the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, and Holocaust rescue organizations. In 1957 he built the flagship Ruzhiner yeshiva, Tiferet Yisroel, at the top of Malkhei Yisrael Street in Jerusalem.