- Alter, Abraham Mordecai, of Gur
- (1864-1948)Polish leader of Agudat Israel. He urged his followers to participate in building Palestine, where he settled after World War II.
Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
Alter, Abraham Mordecai, of Gur
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