Shmuel Auerbach (Hebrew: שמואל אורבך) (September 21, 1931 – February 24, 2018) was a Haredi rabbi in Jerusalem, Israel. Auerbach led a large portion of more radical elements of the non Hasidic haredi community. His followers were known colloquially as "the Jerusalem faction". In 2013, as the Israeli government launched a campaign to draft Ultra Orthodox men into the IDF, the Jerusalem Faction adopted a controversial policy of demonstrations and incitement against efforts to draft Haredi men into military service.
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1931 Jerusalem, Israel
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24 February 2018 (aged 86)
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