Editing Satmar (section)

{{Short description|Hungarian Hasidic dynasty}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{For|the city now in Romania|Satu Mare}}
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| group         = Satmar<br>סאַטמאַר
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| image_caption = The main Satmar [[synagogue]] in [[Kiryas Joel, New York]]
| population    = around 26,000 households
| founder       = [[Joel Teitelbaum]]
| regions       = [[United States]], [[Israel]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Canada]], [[Romania]], [[Australia]], [[Argentina]], [[Belgium]], [[Austria]]
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| religions     = [[Hasidic Judaism]]
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| languages     = [[Yiddish]]
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'''Satmar''' ({{Langx|yi|סאַטמאַר}}; {{Langx|he|סאטמר}}) is a group in [[Hasidic Judaism]] founded in 1905 by Grand [[Rebbe]] [[Joel Teitelbaum]] (1887–1979), in the city of [[Szatmárnémeti]] (also called Szatmár in the 1890s), [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]] (now Satu Mare in [[Romania]]). The group is a branch of the [[Siget (Hasidic dynasty)|Sighet Hasidic dynasty]]. Following [[World War II]], it was re-established in New York and has since grown to become one of the largest [[Hasidic dynasties]] in the world, comprising around 26,000 households making up a population of nearly 300 thousand members. 

Satmar is characterized by [[extreme conservatism]], complete rejection of modern culture, and strong [[religious anti-Zionism]]. The community sponsors a comprehensive education and media network in [[Yiddish]], which is also the primary language used by its members. Satmar also sponsors and leads the [[Central Rabbinical Congress]], which serves as an umbrella organization for other highly conservative, anti-Zionist, and mostly Hungarian-descended ultra-Orthodox communities. 

Following the death of Joel Teitelbaum in 1979, he was succeeded by his nephew, [[Moshe Teitelbaum (Satmar)|Moshe Teitelbaum]]. Since Moshe's death in 2006, the dynasty has been divided between his two sons, [[Aaron Teitelbaum|Aaron]] and [[Zalman Leib Teitelbaum|Zalman Leib]], each leading separate communities and institutions.

According to the research of [[Marcin Wodziński]], around 2016, the group consisted of 26,078 households, making up 20.2% of the world Hasidic population and being the largest Hasidic group in the world.<ref>{{Citation |last=Wodziński |first=Marcin |title=Chasydyzm: atlas historyczny |date=2019 |access-date=2025-04-18 |place=Kraków ; Budapeszt ; Syrakuzy |publisher=Wydawnictwo Austeria |isbn=978-83-7866-308-9 |last2=Spallek |first2=Waldemar Alfred | page = 219 }}</ref>