What we have here is a link to
רשימת המאסר, where the
Rebbe ריי"צ נ"ע writes about his arrest, the days he spent in jail and exile, as well as some of the history of
Lubavitch. We often speak of the
mesiras nefesh that
Chassidim in the Soviet Union carried out, but seeing the
Rebbe's words here is extra special and should be required reading for all those who are interested to see how a
Manhig Yisroel speaks and thinks. Although you won't read much about the activities in Russia here, you can see how the connection to such a
Tzaddik,
Rebbe and
Nosi is what inspired these
baalei mesiras nefesh.
דאס האט דער בעש"ט הק' געמיינט מיט חסידות ---- While in Kastroma, Russia in exile the
Rebbe spoke the following powerful words, despite the fact that he had just been released from a death sentence and was still being watched by agents who understood his every word!
sicha Kastroma 5687
While on the topic of Russian Jewry; what do you make of what the Tendler family writes here about
Reb Moshe'
s opinion about the Soviet Government - as if they were to be listened to even in matters of Torah, since דינא דמלכותא דינא.... Are they
stam being מוציא לע"ז on their
shver/
zeide, just to be P.C.?
