Elimelech of Lizhensk

Elimelech Weisblum of Lizhensk was a rabbi and one of the founding Rebbes of the Hasidic movement. His hometown was Leżajsk near Rzeszów in Poland. He was part of the inner "Chevraya Kadisha" school of Dov Ber of Mezeritch, who became the decentralised, third generation leadership after the passing of Dov Ber in 1772.