Talk:Jacob Jizchak Biderman

Name is Misspelled and picture is also wrong. Can somebody please change it? it should be Rabbi Jacob Isaac Biderman.

Name is Misspelled and picture is also wrong. Can somebody please change it? it should be Rabbi Jacob Isaac Biderman.

Here is the website where it can be seen at the very bottom.

https://www.lbs.ac.at/about-us

also the picture is of a different person. Can somebody change it to the correct image?

the picture from the website can be used. Alissa.nahshon (talk) 10:13, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

 Not done - The source you've provided doesn't support the name you're proposing. ᴸᵃᶠᶠʸTaffer💬(they/she) In solidarity 14:15, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

Actually, this might be a valid change, not quite sure since I don't speak Hebrew and don't know much about name translations. Pinging @Plasticwonder who also did a revert of this just now. This link in the page's external links, run through machine translation, gives his name as Yaakov Yitzchak Biderman, and a quick google search does seem to support that Jizchak/Yitzchak can be translated(?) to Isaac. Plasticwonder, considering the page is named Jacob Jazchak Biderman, do you think this would be a particularly controversial change? ᴸᵃᶠᶠʸTaffer💬(they/she) In solidarity 17:19, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

I don't see why it would be controversial. I certainly won't protest. Plasticwonder (Cat got your tongue?) 17:20, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, have made the change in the lead and infobox just now. ᴸᵃᶠᶠʸTaffer💬(they/she) In solidarity 17:25, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

On seeing your notes on the photo, I have replaced it with the image from Hebrew Wikipedia, thanks. ᴸᵃᶠᶠʸTaffer💬(they/she) In solidarity 14:34, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

The image on https://www.lbs.ac.at/about-us is ancient and identical to this one: . Your photo is a URL, including an incorrect date, as it comes from here: . Furthermore, I would like to point out that my photo is of Rabbi Yaakov Biderman – and it's a very recent one from 2026. I'll refrain from commenting on the spelling. -- Bwag (talk) 18:13, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

There is evidently a lot that I'm missing here, so I'm going to choose to disengage from this page and let those more knowledgable on the subject discuss without stepping on toes further. Best, ᴸᵃᶠᶠʸTaffer💬(they/she) In solidarity 18:25, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

Biderman

Moved from User talk:LaffyTaffer

 – Probably should get more perspectives than mineᴸᵃᶠᶠʸTaffer💬(they/she) In solidarity 17:28, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

Regarding this edit. Are you sure about that? I doubt it. Regards Bwag (talk) 17:19, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

Very weakly, comparing the two images side by side they do look to be different people. I'm moreso choosing to trust some of the COI editor(s?) who claim it to be so. ᴸᵃᶠᶠʸTaffer💬(they/she) In solidarity 17:22, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

Actually, looking at some other recent images of Biderman (2026) (2023), I'm actually quite confident that the person in the original image here (2026) is not Jacob Biderman. ᴸᵃᶠᶠʸTaffer💬(they/she) In solidarity 17:32, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

The image: is not from 2026, maybe from the year 2023: . -- Bwag (talk) 18:21, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

@Bwag Unsure if you get notified of this but I have moved this to the article talk. ᴸᵃᶠᶠʸTaffer💬(they/she) In solidarity 17:28, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

COI edit request - larger update (June 2026)

Hello. I have a conflict of interest with this subject and am requesting changes here rather than editing directly, per WP:COI. Disclosure: I work for Lauder Business School, which Rabbi Jacob Isaac Biderman co-founded and where he serves as honorary vice president. He is not my direct employer, I have no personal connection with Rabbi Biderman. We hope that our modificaitons meet WP:RS or WP:NPOV.

The article's history stops at 2013. Two later foundations are missing:

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In 2013 another Chabad center was opened in the 2nd district.

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In 2013 another Chabad center was opened in the 2nd district. In 2022 he initiated the establishment of the Austro-Hungarian Tomchei Tmimim yeshiva, and in 2023 he revived a Chabad women's seminary in Austria.

Reviewer note: these are Chabad-community outlets.

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He also received ordination from the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada under the leadership

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The Rabbinical Alliance of America (in Hebrew, Igud HaRabbonim)

--- Parents

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Biderman was born in Jerusalem to Rabbi David Zvi Israel, son of the Lelover Rebbe Moshe Mordechai Biderman, and Esther Chana, daughter of philanthropist Abraham Pershan of Toronto.

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Rabbi Jacob Isaac Biderman was born in Jerusalem to Rabbi David Zvi Yisrael Biderman, son of the Lelover Rebbe, Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Biderman, and Esther Chana, daughter of Rabbi Abraham Parshan, a philanthropist from Toronto, Canada, and a Chabad Hasid.

--- 1981 founding + immigrant work + Kreisky letter ---

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He established kindergartens, after-school programs and summer camps for the Jewish community. In the 1980s he focused particularly on Jewish immigrants from Bukhara, Georgia and the Caucasus, helping them to establish their own congregations.

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In 1981 he established kindergartens and a Talmud Torah school for the Jewish community; the network later grew to about ten institutions. In the 1980s he worked extensively with Jewish immigrants from the Soviet Union, helping organise Bukharian, Georgian and Caucasian congregations in the city. His work was acknowledged in a letter from Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky to the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

--- Olam Hadash land + donors ---

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In 1992 the "Olam Chadasch" kindergarten was established in the Prater.

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In 1992 the "Olam CHadash" day-care center was established in the Prater on land allocated by the city, with support from Alexander Kohane and Reuven Lishka.

Source needed: ____ --- Campus: dates + Lauder biography + city land ---

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In the 1980s and 1990s he founded an elementary and middle school, followed in 2000 by a high school. These institutions were later consolidated into the "Lauder Chabad Campus" in the Augarten, funded by donations from Ronald S. Lauder.

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Between 1984 and 1994 he founded an elementary and middle school, followed in 2000 by a high school. These were later consolidated into the "Lauder Chabad Campus" in the Augarten, on land allocated by the city and funded by Ronald S. Lauder, formerly United States Ambassador to Austria and later president of the World Jewish Congress.

Source needed: ____ (note: the Lauder biographical clause may be seen as WP:UNDUE here)

--- 2005 Wiesenthal / JLI workshops (not in the article) --- Add: "In 2005 he organised the educational workshops 'The Holocaust as a Message for Future Generations' (Jewish Learning Institute), with the involvement of Simon Wiesenthal." Source needed: ____

--- Beit HaLevi facilities ---

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In 2006 he initiated the community center "Beit Halevi – Chabad" in Vienna, named after Lev Leviev.

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In 2006 he initiated the community center "Beit Halevi – Chabad" in Vienna, named after Lev Leviev; it houses a synagogue, mikveh, kollel, women's organisation, youth movement and event hall.

Source needed: ____ --- 2012 kindergarten named for Sarah Schlaff ---

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In 2012 he founded another kindergarten and a Talmud Torah school in Vienna's 19th district, supported by Martin Schlaff.

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In 2012 he founded another kindergarten and a Talmud Torah school in Vienna's 19th district, named in honour of Sarah Schlaff, with a donation from her son Martin Schlaff.

Source needed: ____

--- Additional centers (Vienna + Salzburg) --- Add: "He also oversaw four Chabad centers in Vienna and two in the Salzburg region." Source: 1.   Der Standard — Jüdische Schule in Wien — https://www.derstandard.at/consent/tcf/story/1332323376435/juedische-schule-in-wien-nach-wie-vor-latenter-antisemitismus-vorhanden

--- 2001 Academy opening detail ---

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In 2001 he founded, in cooperation with the ministries of education of Austria and Israel, the "Academy for the Training of Jewish Teachers". In 2002 he received the title of professor and became rector.

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In 2001 he founded, in cooperation with the ministries of education of Austria and Israel, the "Academy for the Training of Jewish Teachers"; the opening was attended by about one hundred rabbis, Austrian and Israeli ministers, and Romano Prodi, then President of the European Commission. In 2002 he received the title of professor and became rector.

Source needed: ____ --- Family: Musia and Mina roles ---

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His daughter Musia is married to Rabbi Mordechai Segal, head of the central Chabad House in Vienna. His daughter Mina is married to Rabbi Jechiel Michel Butman, head of Judaism-TV and Chabad children's programs.

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His daughter Musia is married to Rabbi Mordechai Segal, director of Chabad centers in Vienna and a board member of the girls' seminary in Austria and of Lauder Business School. His daughter Mina is married to Rabbi Jechiel Michel Butman, a board member of the Talmud Torah, director of Judaism-TV and coordinator of the Chabad summer camp.

Source: Matanel Foundation — Chabad Youth Center in Vienna — https://www.matanel.org/project/chabad-youth-center-in-vienna/

List of Sources:

1.   Chabad.org — Agudas Chasidei Chabad Austria Headquarters, Vienna — https://www.chabad.org/jewish-centers/117785/Vienna/Synagogue/Agudas-Chasidei-Chabad-Austria-Headquarters

• 2.   Lubavitch.com — Center profile — https://www.lubavitch.com/centers/1968276 3.   Lauder Business School — About Us — https://www.lbs.ac.at/about-us 4.   Chabad of Arizona — Story (aid 4170427) — https://www.chabadaz.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/4170427/jewish/Story.htm 5.   Wikipedia — Moshe Biderman — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Biderman 6.   Yeshiva Tomchei Temimim Brunoy — https://www.yechivabrunoy.com/en/ 7.   Rabbinical Alliance of America (Igud HaRabbonim) — https://rabbinicalalliance.org/ 8.   Lauder Chabad — Volksschule — https://lauderchabad.at/volksschule/ 9.   Lauder Chabad Campus — https://lauderchabad.at/ 10.  Der Standard — Jüdische Schule in Wien — https://www.derstandard.at/consent/tcf/story/1332323376435/juedische-schule-in-wien-nach-wie-vor-latenter-antisemitismus-vorhanden 11.  Rabbinical Centre of Europe — About Us — https://rce.eu.com/en/about-us-en/ 12.  Lauder Foundation — Leadership — https://lauderfoundation.com/leadership/ 13.  COLlive — Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim Austria-Hungary begins new year — https://collive.com/yeshivas-tomchei-temimim-austria-hungary-begins-new-year/ 14.  COLlive — Chabad Seminary in Austria moves to Vienna — https://collive.com/chabad-seminary-in-austria-moves-to-vienna/ 15.  Chabad Seminary Austria — Team — https://chabadseminary.at/team/ 16.  DollarDaily — Chabad Young Professionals, Vienna — https://www.dollardaily.org/illumiNations/160/rabbi-shmuli-and-dvorah-leah-michaan-chabad-young-professionals-vienna-austria-new-beginnings-in-vienna 17.  Anash.org — New Shluchim for Young Professionals in Vienna — https://anash.org/new-shluchim-for-young-professionals-in-vienna/ 18.  Matanel Foundation — Chabad Youth Center in Vienna — https://www.matanel.org/project/chabad-youth-center-in-vienna/ 19.  EVI.gv.at — record 374407z — https://www.evi.gv.at/f/374407z 20.  DollarDaily — Rabbi Yaakov and Edla Biderman, Chabad of Vienna — https://www.dollardaily.org/illumiNations/102/rabbi-yaakov-and-edla-biderman-chabad-of-vienna-austria-it-s-the-rebbe-s-show 21.  Nunu.at — Die sephardische Community: eine Erfolgsstory — https://nunu.at/artikel/die-sephardische-community-eine-erfolgsstory/ 22.  Pincus Fund for Jewish Education in the Diaspora — https://pincusfund.org/ Additional sources consulted 23.  Lubavitch.com — Center profile (607919) — https://www.lubavitch.com/centers/607919 24.  Anash.org — How Chabad in Vienna Became a Fortress of Hope, Education and Continuity — https://anash.org/how-chabad-in-vienna-became-a-fortress-of-hope-education-and-continuity/ 25.  Wina Magazin — “Wir müssen alles zur Seite legen und helfen” — https://www.wina-magazin.at/wir-muessen-alles-zur-seite-legen-und-helfen/ 26.  Jewish News Vienna (archive) — We have to put everything aside and help — https://www.archive.jewishnews.at/in-the-media/2022/4/29/we-have-to-put-everything-aside-and-help 27.  Shturem.net — news item (19886) — https://www.shturem.net/lander?id=19886&oref=https%3A%2F%2Fhe.wikipedia.org%2F&section=news 28.  COL — news 27335 — https://col.org.il/news/27335

EcaterinaLBS (talk) 15:54, 22 June 2026 (UTC)