BROOKLYN, NY — To many followers, admirers and historians, much of the life of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, of righteous memory, prior to his arrival in the United States in 1940 is a mystery. In a new documentary DVD featuring interviews and documents that cover the years 1938-1940, however, some details of this previously unexplored Paris chapter of the Rebbe's early years are brought to light.
New DVD Reveals Details About Rebbe’s Life Before New York
BROOKLYN, NY — To many followers, admirers and historians, much of the life of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, of righteous memory, prior to his arrival in the United States in 1940 is a mystery. In a new documentary DVD featuring interviews and documents that cover the years 1938-1940, however, some details of this previously unexplored Paris chapter of the Rebbe’s early years are brought to light.
The Rebbe spoke very little about his life and only occasionally alluded to anecdotes from his past, far preferring to focus on the life of his father, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, of righteous memory ñ who was the Chief Rabbi of Yekatrinoslav, Ukraine, before being exiled to a remote area in Kazakhstan by Soviet authorities.
Following the Rebbe’s passing in 1994, however, Agudas Chassidei Chabad, the umbrella organization of Chabad-Lubavitch that was entrusted by the Rebbe with the care of his writings, began releasing notebooks of the Rebbe’s dating from 1928 to 1950. The notebooks, which the Rebbe kept in his office at Lubavitch World Headquarters in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, N.Y., contained hundreds of 5.5 by 8.5 inch sheets crammed with small text. They referenced hundreds of sources among Jewish books, ranging from the Talmud and its commentaries to the Zohar and its commentaries. They also referred to various scientific theories and achievements.
The notebooks were instrumental in gathering information for the historic DVD.
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