Simcha Bunim Mordechai Alter (; 6 April 1898 – 8 July 1992), also known as the Lev Simcha (), after the works he authored, was the sixth Rebbe of the Hasidic dynasty of Ger, a position he held from 1977 until his death.
Biography
Alter was born in Góra Kalwaria to Haye Ruda and Avraham Mordechai Alter (1866-1948). Through his paternal family, Alter is a great-grandson of the founder of the Ger dynasty, Yitzchak Meir Alter (1789-1866). where he started a real estate business. His father, who was the third Alter to led the Ger dynasty, joined the rest of the family in 1943. After the elder Alter relinquished the position, Alter's brother Yisrael was the fifth Rebbe until the latter's death in 1977.
He died on 7 July 1992 (7th of Tammuz 5752), and was interred in the cave of the Gerrer Rebbes in the Mount of Olives cemetery.
His son, Yaakov Aryeh Alter, currently is the Grand Rabbi of Ger.