Rabbi Yosef Meir Weiss - the "Imrei Yosef"

Rabbi Yosef Meir Weiss - the "Imrei Yosef" - founder of Spinka Chassidut (1909) - was born in Munkatch, Hungary (now Mukachevo, Ukraine). Yahrzeit - 6 Iyar Resting place - Petach Tikva, Israel His father, Rav Shmuel Tzvi Weiss, was the Av Beit Din of Munkatch, and his mother was the daughter of Tzvi Hirsch of Drohobych, Hungary (now Drohobych, Ukraine). Rav Weiss attended the Yeshiva of Rav Meir Eisenstadter in Ungvar, Hungary (now Uzhhorod, Ukraine). Rav Weiss was also influenced by Rav Chaim Halberstam of Tzanz, Rav Sholom Rokeach of Belz, and Rav Menachem Mendel Hager, the first Rebbe of Vizhnitz. In 1854, when Rabbi Yosef Meir Weiss was 16 years old, his mother passed away. That same year he married the daughter of Mordechai of Borsha (now Romania), but she died three years later. Weiss remarried and had two daughters, but his second wife died in 1868. In 1870, he married Perl, daughter of Ezra Yaakov Bash of Spinka, Hungary (now Sapanta/Sepinta, Maramures County, Romania). Spinka is located near the Hungarian border. In Munkatch, Rav Yosef Meir Weiss founded a yeshiva with a high level of Talmud study, which attracted students from other countries. After the passing of his mentor, the Rebbe of Zhidichov, in June 1873, Rav Weiss founded his own Chassidic community in the hometown of his third wife - Spinka. Rav Weiss was called a "miracle worker," and had thousands of followers. He was also known for his self-effacement and fervent prayers. During the festivals he would pray the words of the Mussaf Amidah: "Gather our scattered ones from among the nations, and assemble our dispersed from the ends of the earth. Bring us with joyous song to Zion Your city, and to Jerusalem, and only then will they serve You with a pure heart." Rav Weiss passed away in 1909, and in 1972 his remains were reinterred in Petach Tikva, Israel. Rav Weiss was succeeded as Rebbe by his son, Rav Yitzchak Yitzchok Weiss (1875–1944). When World War II broke out, Rav Yitzchak moved the Spinka court to Munkatch. A few years later, the rabbi of Munkatch asked him to relocate, as his presence was causing friction between their followers. He was given 100 guilders as compensation, and subsequently moved his court to Selish. Rav Yitzchak was murdered by the Nazis at the Auschwitz concentration camp, along with thirty-one family members, in 1944. After the war, Rav Yitzchak's grandson - Yaakov Yosef Weiss, reestablished the dynasty in Jerusalem. Other branches were established by the descendants of Rav Yosef Meir in Williamsburg, Boro Park, Flatbush, Queens, Kiryas Joel, London, Antwerp, and Bnei Brak. May the merit of the tzadik Rabbi Yosef Meir Weiss protect Am Yisrael! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Meir_Weiss