Sixth Rebbe Arrives in U.S.

9 Adar II, 1940: After a 12-day sea voyage, the 6th Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, disembarked at the New York harbor, following his miraculous rescue from Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Video

February 23, 2010 – 9 Adar 5770

9 Adar II, 1940: After a 12-day sea voyage, the 6th Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, disembarked at the New York harbor, following his miraculous rescue from Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Video

Vintage film clip of the Rebbe’s arrival in NY, March 19, 1940, by Living Torah Online:

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