From Days Gone By: Shlichus to War-Torn Europe
Rabbis Zalman Posner and Mendel Baumgarten embark on the Queen Elizabeth ship on their way to war-ravaged Europe, where they were sent by the Frierdiker Rebbe to visit the survivor Jewish communities following the Holocaust. Can you identify anyone else in the photo?
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Boy on right looks like sholom yisroel chodakov (boy’s appearance reminds me of his nephews, the kramers)
yeyyy
R-L lower right – Zelig Sharfstein, upper right – Yisroel Gordon, 5th from right (L of MB) Chaim Asher Kahanov, Below ZP – his brother Zushe Posner, on ZP right – his Brother Leibel Posner, Last on Left – Chanowitz(?)
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3rd from r – Alenick
Not Alenik
Mottel Dubinsky
Mission
the person in back on the right is Rabbi Yisroel Gordon
bochur
i think that the top right corner is R’ yisroel gordon
anonymous
right back Gordon
anonymous
The boy on the left side (when you look at the picture) in the lightest colored coat looks like my Uncle, Yankel (Yaakov) Winter, but I don’t know for sure, can someone please confirm that?
I see Rabbi Yisroel Gordon
I believe that’s R. Yisroel Gordon on the far right, 2nd row.
Levi Tal
Chabadnikim 70 years ago and not one of them in what is now considered Chabad uniform…
yosi
third one from the right looks like Horav Motel Dubinski
Side Tilt
I love the way they used to tilt the hat to the side back then.
1940s style
whats with the crooked hats???
Nechama
I think that they ’embarked’ to Europe on some kind of banana boat – was not the Queen Elizabeth, but after some encouragement they came home on the Queen Elizabeth.
to #9
reb Justin bieber – lol that’s funny ;)
SEAGATE LIPSKIERS
DONT
‘T FORGET IN THOSE YEARS THE REBBE MH’M ALSO WORE A GREY HAT !!!!!! (AND WHEN ARRIVED ALSO WHITE GLOVES)
NOTICE AS WELL NOT ALL HAD THEIR HATS TILTED.
MOSHIACH NOW !!!!
kfc
on the left rear is Yisroel Chanowitz