Soviet Refugees Photos Discovered II
In the second installment of a stash of photos obtained by Hasidic Archives, families who had smuggled across the border between the Soviet Union and Poland—and who later resided in Pocking, Germany, and the suburbs of Paris, France.
Even under difficult living conditions, these refugees made the best of their time by opening schools and running businesses. Many of these projects were funded by the Joint Distribution Committee, known as the Joint, and organized by the Lishka under the leadership of Rabbi Benyamin Gorodetsky. These photos were seemingly taken to be presented to the Joint.
Can you identify any of the others in the photos?
Old-timer
#2 R’ Abba Pliskin
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Yisroel Duchman in the center
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Bentche Shemtov and Zalman Bornstein (the Chazan from Kfar Chabad)
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Springer, Garelik, Rabkin and Kugel
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Such a sad photo of a widow with her children..