Moshe rented a dilapidated house in Romania and renovated it with the money from his dowry. He didn't do this to live there. He planned to sublet it at a much higher rental rate. The problem was that when the owner saw the beautifully renovated home, he demanded a much higher rent from the Goldish’s. Reb Moshe could have fought in court. After all, he signed a contract with the owner for the lower rent. Furthermore, he could have demanded that the owner pay him for the house's increase in value due to his renovations. But Reb Moshe didn't want a fight and decided not to go to beis din. He preferred to be mevater, and he gave up the apartment.
But he needed money. He sent a letter to his brother-in-law Avremel asking for help. Avremel replied, "I see you don't know how to take care of your money. If you want more money, come to America, yourselves. I'll help you here." Not having much of a choice, they boarded a ship to America – the last boat to leave Romania before the Nazis invaded.
The war began. Many Yidden in Romania were murdered immediately after the invasion. Boyaner chasidim said, "Moshe Goldish was mevater, and the merit of the vatranus pushed off his death sixty years."
This story is a lesson in vatranus, in living with humility and being extremely careful not to raise machlokes. As in this story, this approach grants people life.
