By COLlive reporter
Mrs. Mareh Nisselevitch, who exemplified self-sacrifice for Judaism in the face of the Communist regime and built a Chabad family in Israel, passed away on Thursday, 1 Shvat, 5781.
She remained true to Yiddishkeit despite Soviet oppression and married her husband R’ Moshe Nisselevitch OBM, known as the chossid ‘Reb Moishe der Geler,” in Frunze (today Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan).
Their Sheva Brachos was held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, where there was a large group of Chassidic refugees and where her husband first founded the Chama organization to assist fellow Jews in both material and spiritual aspects.
After receiving a bracha from the Rebbe, the Nisselevitch family was able to receive exit visas from the Soviet Union and immigrated to the land of Israel in 5731. They settled in the Nachlas Har Chabad neighborhood of Kiryat Malachi.
A month and a half after their arrival, Mrs. Nisselevitch gave birth to twins and the couple dedicated themselves to raising a Chassidic family and also helping others. The Rebbe has described her as a “tzadkanis” (“a pious woman”).
Rabbi Nisselevitch, a steadfast chossid who davened for hours, established a branch of Chamah in Israel to serve Russian-speaking Jewish immigrants.
For 23 years, the organization merited to receive a monthly check of $1000 from the Rebbe which was sent through the Rebbe’s secretariat and the Central Tomchei Tmimim institutions in Israel led by Rabbi Ephraim Wolff.
She is survived by her children, Rabbonim and Shluchim who follow in her ways, Rabbi Eliezer Nisselevitch – Aubervilliers, France, Rabbi Chaim Nisselevitch – Armon Hanetziv, Jerusalem, Rabbi Dovid Nisselevitch – Natzeret Illit, Israel , Rabbi Sholom Dovber Nisselevitch – Tzfas, Israel, and Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Nisselevitch – Nachlas Har Chabad, Israel.
She is also survived by her brother, Rabbi Binyomin Malachovsky of Crown Heights.
The levaya took place today in Israel.
Rabbi Binyomin Malachovsky is sitting Shiva at 466 Albany Avenue, (near the Matzah Bakery) #2B.
The family requests that anyone who does not feel well should call and not come in person.
Davening: Shachris: 9:30 AM
Mincha: 4:00 PM
Maariv: 6:30 PM
Baruch Dayan Ha’emes.
Had the privilege of meeting her in many different occasions, the שכינה
Surrounded her , special light around her and in her home !!! She was so humble and so kind ,never spoke or thought badly about anyone .
BDE , המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שער אבלי ציון וירושלים !!!
In the Soviet Union she ran the underground mikvah, all hours of the night, if a women knocked on her door ,mrs nisilevitch got up to warm up the Mikva with wood and fire . Always with a smile and a brocha , she stood by her husband reb meishe , who was a tzadik of his own , ran the underground learning of Torah and chsidus. Special tzadikim and true chsidim!