Last month, Rabbi Eli Rosenfeld joined Portuguese officials and members of the Jewish community in Lisbon for the unveiling of a memorial plaque honoring the 'Serpa Pinto' ship, which saved thousands from the Holocaust. Chabad of Portugal
Portugal Honors Ship That Saved the Rebbe and Rebbetzin From Holocaust
Portuguese officials and representatives of Lisbon’s Jewish community unveiled a plaque on Nov. 21 commemorating the legacy of the S.S. Serpa Pinto, the ship that carried thousands of Jewish refugees across the Atlantic and out of Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. Among its most noted passengers were the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, and his wife, Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, of righteous memory.
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