Chabad seems to agree with Bruce: "Israel Baal Shem Tov was born on
the 18th day of Elul in the year 5458 in a little town called Okup"
Wiki seems to agree: "Okopy Świętej Trójcy, Podolian Voivodeship,
Kingdom of Poland"
Shelley
On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 5:22 PM, Bruce Reisch <bruce.reisch_at_cornell.edu> wrote:
> Hi Jerry,
>
> YIVO encyclopedia says that the Baal Shem Tov was born in Okopy, lived for
> a time in Tluste and had interactions with people from Kuty/Kitev.
> <http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Baal_Shem_Tov>
>
> What source do you have that says he was born in Kuty?
>
> All the best,
> Bruce
>
> On 9/16/14, 16:48, "Jerry Lapides" <jlapides31_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Bruce,
>>
>>My family (Glasberg) who originated in Kutty, which believe to be the
>>birth
>>place of the Baal Shem also claim relationship to the Baal Shem Tov. All
>>of
>>them migrated to Czernowitz.
>>
>>B' Shalom
>>
>>Jerry Lapides Ph.D.
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