The Rebbe Yaakov Koppel Chossid zt"l, Father of the Kossov-Vishnitz Dynasty
In honor of his yahrtzeit, 15 Elul 5547

Reb Koppel never took on the mantle of admorus at all. He did not even serve as dayan or in any other Torah post, but eked out a meager living from his small wood and textiles store.

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