Brooklyn, NY – Pupa Rebbetzin Passes Away At 101

Brooklyn, NY – The Pupa Rebbetzin, Mrs. Miriam Greenwald, the mother of the Pupa Rebbe, Rabbi Yaakov Yechezkiya Greenwald, passed away this afternoon at the age of 101.

Born in Vodkert, Hungary to Rabbi Yisoscher Berman Weber and his wife Chana, the Pupa Rebbetzin was the great-niece of both the Arugas Habosem, Rabbi Moshe Greenwald, a prominent Hungarian rabbi who was able to trace his lineage back to King David and the Kinor Dovid, Rabbi Lazer Dovid Greenwald, who was the rabbi of Satmar before the Satmar Rebbe.

She was the second wife of the Pupa Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Greenwald, who lost his wife and children during World War II.

The couple settled originally in Szombathely in Hungary, launching the first large yeshiva to open after the war, moving on to Antwerp before settling in Williamsburg in 1951.

Mrs. Greenwald was known to be a strong force in her husband’s life, nursing him back to health through numerous medical events until his death in 1984.

The Pupa Rebbe and his wife were the parents of three sons and five daughters, with one daughter passing away several years ago. Mrs. Greenwald was in good health until several years ago and her children were contacted early this morning and were told that she was in critical condition.

Funeral details have yet to be released, but Mrs. Greenwald is expected to be buried in the Pupa cemetery in Ossining, where the Pupa Rebbe and her daughter are interred.