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What My Life in Russia Is (Not) Like

"Thirteen years ago, my parents made two big announcements..." Yakov Danzinger shares what life is like in Rostov, Russia – offering an inside view as the son of the Chabad emissaries there. This video was produced in honor of Yakov’s Bar Mitzvah.
Topics: Soviet Union, Chabad-Lubavitch
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Gabriel Mondragon LaGrange May 13, 2023

This was great! But how were Jews killed in Russia, that deep in the Soviet interior, victims of the Holocaust? Serious question. Reply

Eliezer Zalmanov for Chabad.org May 14, 2023
in response to Gabriel Mondragon:

"Russia" is a euphemism for the entire Soviet Union at the time, and many Soviet Jews were indeed victims of the Holocaust. Reply

Dharma Australia May 14, 2023
in response to Gabriel Mondragon:

The Tzars then the communists persecuted and oppressed the Jewish people! In pogroms and they evicted them from Russia! Read Jewish history in Russia.. It was a horrid existence for Jewish people! Probably still is.. 🥺 Reply

Gabriel Mondragon LaGrange May 17, 2023
in response to Eliezer Zalmanov:

As I responded to the other comment, there was a German victory at Rostov in 1942 according to Wiki, so I can see the possibility of Jews from Rostov ending up in the camps towards the end of the war. Thanks for responding! Shalom! :) Reply

Gabriel Mondragon LaGrange May 17, 2023
in response to Dharma:

Thanks for the response, but I considered Soviet anti-Semitic policies seperate from Nationalist Socialist policies. The Tzars were assassinated before the start of WW2. I initially thought "survivors of the war' would be more accurate, but I googled it, there was a German victory at Rostov in 1942. But they advanced Eastward from there, yet I suppose it is possible that persecution by occupying forces could make the term applicable. I'd like to research more to gain the real history, but am currently busy with pursuiting a Bachelor's Reply

Dharma Australia December 1, 2021

Love it! Beautiful Jewish lad! The future is in great hands with beautiful souls like him at the helm. Reply

Shelly Scottsdale AZ November 30, 2021

Beautiful!!!! Mazal Tov on your Bar Mitzvah. May you continue to be a source of goodness and “nachas” to your family, your community, and to Klal Yisrael. Reply

n burch November 29, 2021

Mazal Tov, very good ! Reply

Etty Neuman Brooklyn November 29, 2021

That was a truly fascinating video! Thank you for the great production! Reply

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