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Eliot Sovronsky is a videographer who was commissioned to film the Rebbe’s farbrengens in the 1970s. He was very pleased to hear that the Rebbe appreciated his concern for the Rebbetzin, the Rebbe’s wife, to be able to view the farbrengens on video.

Individuals involved in the film-making business visit the Rebbe. The Rebbe encourages them to use their platform for good. (Collage)

In the late 1980s, Rabbi Shlomo Schwartz was a Chabad emissary in Los Angeles, California. He recalls having a great idea to pitch to producers in Hollywood. It was just after Rabbi Yitzchak Kogan got out of the Soviet Union, and writing a script about his story would be a great way to draw attention to the plight of the Jews that were stuck there. But after he asked the Rebbe for his blessing, all his plans were changed.