Ben Zion Halberstam

Rabbi Ben Zion Halberstam (1874–1941) was the second Rebbe of Bobov. Known as the Baal Kedushas Tzion, he was murdered by the Nazis in 1941.

Biography Halberstam was born in Bukowsko in 1874. His father was Shlomo Halberstam (1847–1905), the first Rebbe of Bobov, and a scion of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. Upon his father's death, Halberstam succeeded him as Rebbe. He authored a commentary on the Torah called Kedushas Tzion. Kazimierz—the squire of Bobowa—was the brother of General Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski, whose wife Bronisława Wieniawa-Długoszowska was of Jewish origin. At about 6 pm, the door opened suddenly and a young Ukrainian entered together with the building's gentile superintendent. The youth carried a red whip with the insignia of the Symon Petliura bands and ordered Halberstam to accompany him. His youngest son, Moshe Aaron, pleaded to come along to help his father, and was eventually allowed too. They were joined on the street corner by other distinguished prisoners from other areas in the city. Soldiers stood guard to prevent escape. When the number of captives reached a hundred, the guards arranged them in a row, three abreast, and ordered them to march. Halberstam was too weak to keep up with the rapid pace and moved to the back. The guards beat him with their batons and demanded that he hurry up. An eyewitness writes that

The next day there was another action, which resulted in the arrests of three of Halberstam's sons-in-law: Yecheskel Halberstam (son of Yeshayale Tchechoiver), Moshe Stempel, and Shlome Rubin. On Monday, July 28, the captives were shot in the Yanover forest behind the city, including Halberstam,

Halberstam was succeeded by his son Shlomo Halberstam (1907–2000), who rebuilt Bobov in the United States.

Rebbes of Bobov Shlomo Halberstam (1847–1905) grandson of the Sanzer Rebbe, Chaim Halberstam Ben Zion Halberstam (1874–1941) Shlomo Halberstam (1907–2000) Naftali Halberstam (1931–2005) Benzion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam, younger son of Shlomo Halberstam Mordechai Dovid Unger, son-in-law of Naftali Halberstam, presently referred to as the Rebbe of Bobov-45. The suffix, which was added to differentiate Unger's sect from the group led by Benzion Arye Leibish Halberstam, is a tribute to 45th street in Borough Park, Brooklyn, the location of the sect's community center at the time.