1. Satmar - Noun
2. Satmar - Proper noun
Satmar
An Hasidic Jewish dynasty, and the religious movement that follows it.
Satmar (plural Satmar or Satmars)
A member of the Satmar movement.
Synonym: Satmarer
Also, the women wear stockings to cover their legs; in some Hasidic groups, such as Satmar or Toldot Aharon, the stockings must be opaque. Source: Internet
He was 73. The Niftar was a long-time Melamed in Satmar of Williamsburg. Source: Internet
Last month, Satmar leaders canceled another wedding in Williamsburg, which they said expected 10,000 guests, that was to be held for the grandson of Rabbi Teitelbaum’s brother and longtime rival, Grand Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum. Source: Internet
Hundreds of leaders perished with their flock, while the flight of many notable ones as their followers were being exterminated – especially Aharon Rokeach of Belz and Joel Teitelbaum of Satmar – elicited bitter recrimination. Source: Internet
In New York, the Satmar Rebbe Joel Teitelbaum formulated a fiercely anti-Zionist Holocaust theology and founded an insular, self-sufficient community which attracted many immigrants from Greater Hungary; already by 1961, 40% of families were newcomers. Source: Internet
Members of movements such as Satmar Hasidism, who view the commonplace use of Hebrew as a form of Zionism, use Yiddish almost exclusively. Source: Internet