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13 tagged “russia”.
- The Daring Escape From the Berditchev OrphanageMenachem Ziegelboim · Chabad History · #1187Six young tmimim — all legally minors, are caught by the NKVD at an underground 24 Teves Farbrengen in Berditchev.
- The Lion Who Tore Open the Iron CurtainAvrohom Rainitz · Chabad History · #1182Rabbi Yehuda Leib Mochkin who passed away this past Shabbos Chazon, the ninth of Av, was born ninety-five years ago on the fourteenth of Shvat 5684, to his father, the Chassidic mashpia, R’ Peretz, and his mother, Mrs.
- Elul of Terror for Moscow ChassidimBerger · Chabad History · #1182Elul 5695/1935. The KGB bursts into the homes of seven Chassidim in the dark of night and arrests them.
- Kidnapped In MoscowBeis Moshiach (staff) · Hiskashrus · #1172Rabbi Teitz of Elizabeth, New Jersey, made twenty-two trips to Russia in the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.
- Secret Mission ManMenachem Ziegelboim · Chabad History · #1124There probably wasn’t a shliach of the Rebbe who went to Moscow in the 70’s and 80’s who did not visit the home of Alexander (Sasha) and Genia Lokatzky.
- The Long Shabbos Walk Heard Around the WorldMenachem Ziegelboim · Stories · #1074PART I In a restaurant near the Marina Roscha shul sat dozens of bachurim from Tomchei T&rs...
- The Huge Demand for Torah Scrolls in RussiaMenachem Ziegelboim · Chabad History · #1062Rabbi Hollander and the Rebbe PART I In contrast to the cold weather that night in Moscow, in th...
- Practicing Judaism Openly in the Soviet “Paradise”Berger · Chabad History · #1059Both were child heroes who observed Yiddishkait under Soviet rule. They had to deal with hostile classmates, they learned Torah secretly, and had to hide in times of danger.
- 5726: Rosh Ha’shana of Russian JewryBeis Moshiach (staff) · Chabad History · #1040Rosh HaShana 5726/1965 by the Rebbe was devoted to the Chabad Chassidim who were held captive behind the Iron Curtain under the oppressive communist regime.
- Undercover Mission in Soviet RussiaBeis Moshiach (staff) · Chabad History · #1035On Rosh HaShana, the Rebbe called for the Chassidim who left Russia that year to come up to the bima and be near him during the blowing of the shofar.
- Hiskashrus of Love Behind the Iron CurtainBerger · Chabad History · #1028Twenty-two years have passed since we last saw the Rebbe. Many ask how we can be truly mekushar under these circumstances.
- 350 Cigarettes for MatzaMenachem Ziegelboim · Pesach · #1018In Rabbi Yisroel Meir Lau ’ s Yachel Yisroel Hagada shel Pesach , the former Chief Rabbi...
- The Plan of Action & the Secret PlansBeis Moshiach (staff) · Chabad HistoryPirsum Rishon: A Budget Proposal for Chabad Lubavitch Activities in Europe, signed by the Frierdiker Rebbe * Among the budget items: The Yeshiva & the Girls’ Schools, Evening…