Reb Dovid Raskin, Lubavitch Youth Leader, 84

Rabbi Dovid Raskin observes Tibor Cooperstein at work. In 1973, the man’s factory designed and produced 60,000 tin Chanukah menorahs in a matter of days. Photo: Lubavitch Archives

Rabbi Dovid Raskin, an immigrant from the Soviet Union who, as chairman of the Lubavitch Youth Organization, spearheaded many educational campaigns instituted by the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, passed away Tuesday at the age of 84.

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