Faige Teitelbaum

Alta Faige Teitelbaum (; born Alta Fajge Szapiro; April 16, 1912 – June 2, 2001), known as the Satmar Rebbetzin, was a Polish-born American Hasidic community leader. Teitelbaum's status as Rebbetzin was gained through her marriage to the first Rebbe (leader) of the Satmar Hasidic community, Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum (1887–1979). After her husband's death, the Satmar Rebbetzin gained a following of supporters who stood in opposition to her husband's successor, the second Rebbe of Satmar, Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum (1914–2006).

Biography

Faige Szapiro was born in Częstochowa, Poland, to Rabbi Awigdor Szapiro of the Kozhnitz Hasidic dynasty. In 1936, she married Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum after the death of Joel's first wife.

Legacy Teitelbaum's charitable activities included establishing the Satmar Bikur Cholim kosher food distribution network for Orthodox hospital patients.