Rabbi Naftali Estulin with a photo of his father, Zalman, who lost a leg from shrapnel at Stalingrad. As religious Jews in the Soviet Union, the family worshiped covertly.
On Victory Day, Rabbi Honors Red Army’s Jewish Veterans
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA — When Rabbi Naftali Estulin walked into the synagogue, the men were waiting for him. They had come with canes and walkers and medals. Some wore yarmulkes. Several covered their heads with hats lettered “LA VETERAN ASSN WWII.”
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