After his release from prison the Rebbe Rayatz arrives in America in 1929 on a goodwill tour

After his release from prison, the Rebbe Rayatz arrives in America in 1929 on a goodwill tour. He would settle there permanently after fleeing Europe at the onset of World War II

Due to their efforts, the Rebbe’s sentence was commuted to forced exile. He continued his work on behalf of Soviet Jewry from his new home in Riga, Latvia, and later Warsaw, Poland, until the outbreak of World War II led him to American shores. (Mishpacha Magazine September 12 2023)

Reprinted from the current Parashat Tetzave 5784 parsha sheet whY I Matter edited by Yedidye Hirtenfeld for the Young Israel of Midwood in Brooklyn.