Faige Teitelbaum

Alta Faige Teitelbaum[a] (Yiddish: אלטא פייגא טייטלבוים; born Alta Fajge Szapiro; April 16, 1912[b] – June 2, 2001), known as the Satmar Rebbetzin, was a Polish-born American Hasidic community leader.

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).

[1] Following the death of Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum in 1979 and his succession by Moshe (Moses) Teitelbaum, a nephew of Joel, a segment of the Satmar community rejected the new leadership and remained committed to the deceased Rebbe.

This was a unique position for a Hasidic Rebbetzin in the post-World War II period, and Faige Teitelbaum is viewed as the only such woman in the late 20th century to function as a de facto rebbe and leader.

[2][3] Teitelbaum's charitable activities included establishing the Satmar Bikur Cholim kosher food distribution network for Orthodox hospital patients.