Is Paisach h a chassidish name? If so, which chasidus?

amother

Sun, Sep 06 2020, 4:16 pm

Trying to research family history, and this piece of info might help.

Thanks

ChanieMommy

Sun, Sep 06 2020, 4:17 pm

I think it's not specially chassidish... it's for boys born on pessach, mostly...

happyone

Sun, Sep 06 2020, 4:21 pm

I know a last name Pesach and first. The one I know is a family name not named after a holiday .
Klausenberg if that counts. the other family I know is Gur.

Learning

Sun, Sep 06 2020, 4:23 pm

I know a young American family with a son with that name.

amother

Sun, Sep 06 2020, 4:31 pm

Let me clarify, I’m asking how it was used historically, in there 1800’s.

My family is hailing from Ukraine, not far from Skvira and the name was used a lot through several generations, so I was wondering if it’s common in some chasidus.

leah233

Sun, Sep 06 2020, 4:33 pm

I'm not chasidish and I know people named Pesach.

Rav Pesach Pruskin was a well known Livish Gadol . ( Rav Moshe Feinstein was his Talmid)

Perhaps it was a common Russian Ukrainian name but not to specific to Chasidim

ChanieMommy

Sun, Sep 06 2020, 4:38 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Perhaps one ancestor was born on Pessach and named pessach for that reason, and then the descendents were named after him...

I know two "Pessach" who are first cousins (about 60 years old)... I suppose it's after their grandfather...

iyar

Sun, Sep 06 2020, 4:41 pm

It's not exclusively a chassidish name. The name Pesach in a family tree is not necessarily an indication of chassidish background. I think it is exclusively used in Ashkenaz circles, though I'll be glad to stand corrected if a Sephardic ima tells us there are Pesach's in her family.

amother

Gray

Sun, Sep 06 2020, 4:44 pm

There are some Pesachs in New Square (chassidus there, originally stem from skvira ukraine)

amother

Babypink

Sun, Sep 06 2020, 6:20 pm

Recently there was an article written in Mishpacha by a Pesach Stein as a memorial tribute to R Chaim Dov Keller. He’s a Telzer- definitely not chassidish.

amother

Emerald

Sun, Sep 06 2020, 6:35 pm

This name runs in the Chassam Sofer's family tree as well.

amother

Sun, Sep 06 2020, 7:00 pm

Oh well, at least I tried )
Thank you everyone for your input.

amother

Orange

Sun, Sep 06 2020, 7:12 pm

amother [ Babypink ] wrote:

Recently there was an article written in Mishpacha by a Pesach Stein as a memorial tribute to R Chaim Dov Keller. He’s a Telzer- definitely not chassidish.

Pesach Siegel, IIRC.

amother

Babypink

Sun, Sep 06 2020, 8:12 pm

amother [ Orange ] wrote:

Pesach Siegel, IIRC.

You’re right.

amother

Pumpkin

Sun, Sep 06 2020, 8:28 pm

There is no name that is strictly chassidish. If anything I'd associate Pesach with more Litvish background than Chassidish.

amother

Wine

Sun, Sep 06 2020, 8:31 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

You're looking in the wrong place.
Alexander Beider books might help you. Facebook groups for Jewish genealogy. Avotaynu or Jewish Gen. Not imamother.

Ruchel

Mon, Sep 07 2020, 7:41 am

I doubt you will find a precise origin - do you want me to look

amother

Lilac

Mon, Jan 23 2023, 8:42 pm

You could find the name in Belz from families coming from Galicia and Hungary.