Chinese Censors Left Picture of the Rebbe Be
After the untimely passing of Rabbi Aaron Chitrik, renowned expert on Hebrew manuscripts, family and friends gathered for shiva. Among the noted visitors was Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau – former Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi of Israel and today Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv – and a friend of Rabbi Aaron Chitrik’s brother, Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh Chitrik.
While reminiscing about his various encounters with the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of blessed memory, as well his experiences with the Rebbe’s emissaries around the world, Rabbi Lau recalled an interesting story:
His best-selling autobiography, Do Not Raise Your Hand Against the Boy, originally published to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Buchenwald, had recently been published in China.
The Chinese censors carefully combed through the book before its release. Dozens of pictures of Rabbi Lau posed with prominent rabbis and Chasidic rebbes were removed.
“Only the picture of me with the Lubavitcher Rebbe remained,” Rabbi Lau noted. “I can only imagine that the government, familiar with the personality of the Rebbe through the work of his Shluchim, allowed the picture to remain.”
Sipurei savta
So why not take your printing elswhere? Why make it into a miracle?
not sipurey savta
It said published in china, not printed!!!!
AA
To #1:
First of all, who said anything about a miracle?
Second, I highly doubt that R. Lau meant that all of the printing of the book (in its English and other editions) was done in China. He’s probably referring to a Chinese translation of it – and where would be the natural place for that to be published, if not in China?
To #1
Idiot, it was printed in chinese!
brother from the hood
to post # 1 good ?
its all about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
to 1
to #1: I don’t think anyone is making this into a nes, rather it’s a testament to the good work of the shluchim in China, that even the government knows – and respects – the Rebbe.
In any event, nothing can be published in China legally without going through the censor – it’s a communist country.
no one special
Instead of arguing, one might consider using a dictionary.
pub·lish
verb \ˈpə-blish\
Definition of PUBLISH
transitive verb
1
a : to make generally known b : to make public announcement of
2
a : to disseminate to the public b : to produce or release for distribution; specifically : print 2c