few years in Williamsburg, Brooklyn he established a community in what was then rural Rockland County, New York, and named it New Square, where he moved with a few followers in 1956. Duvid Twersky After Yakov Yosef's death in 1968 his son Duvid Twersky became rebbe. Aside from its headquarters in New Square and its branches in New York City, the group maintains institutions in Canada, England, and Israel. Its school in New Square has close to five-thousand students. Skver in the U.S.: Other branches Reb Itzikl Skverer Rebbe Dovidl's eldest son, Rabbi Mordechai Twerski, died in the same year, before his father in Kiev. During those difficult times, many Jews fled Ukraine and came to America. Rabbi Mordechai's son, Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky, also left Bessarabia and came to America, arriving in 1923. Eventually, he settled in Borough Park, Brooklyn, and opened his shul on 47th Street, between 13th and 14th Avenue. Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky died while his son Rabbi Dovid Twersky was still young. Although there were not many vibrant Hasidic communities in America in those days, he was raised in a Hasidic atmosphere in his mother's house where he was guarded against what they considered the "harmful influences" of American culture. Rabbi Dovid Twersky was known for his expertise and influence with many in the medical field, and consequently, was often sought out for advice. He died in 2001, and was succeeded by his son, Rabbi Yechiel Mechel Twersky, the Skwerer Rebbe. Family tree Institutions of Skver Institutions of Skver include: Bais Yitzchok boys' school (named after Grand Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky). Tomer Devorah girls' school (founded by the late Grand Rabbi Dovid Twersky around 1960; the school currently has an enrollment of about two-thousand girls). There are also summer camps for the boys and girls where they enjoy a range of programs in the summer months. Dynasty lineage Grand Rabbi Yisroel Baal Shem Tov — founder of Hasidism. Grand Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twersky of Chernobyl (1730–1797) — author of Meor Einayim and Yesamach Lev; disciple of the Baal Shem Tov. Grand Rabbi Mordechai Twersky (1770–1837) — also known as the Chernobyler Magid (Preacher of Chernobyl); son of the Meor Einayim; author of Keser Torah. Grand Rabbi Yitzchok (Itzikl) Twersky of Skver (1812–1885) — son of the Magid of Chernobyl; son-in-law of Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh of Skver, a patrilineal descendant of the Baal Shem Tov. Grand Rabbi David (Duvidl)