A new short film by JEM explores the story of the Rebbe’s relationship with Abe Sacks, a sincere Jew who, at the Rebbe’s encouragement, became a beloved fixture at Lubavitch Headquarters – 770 Eastern Parkway.
Marking 70 years of the Rebbe’s leadership, a milestone which began this upcoming Yud Shvat, JEM launched an all-encompassing initiative to produce seventy short films exploring different slices of the Rebbe’s leadership over 70 weeks.
This past week, the focus of the 70 years projects was not on a major new initiative launched by the Rebbe, nor on a famous event or person. The hero this time is Sacks, a formerly unaffiliated Jew who coached a local high school basketball team.
The film is heartwarming and entertaining, while at the same time educational. The Rebbe’s active interest in everyone, regardless of their stature, teaches every one of us an important lesson for how to live our lives.
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For more on JEM’s 70 Events, Ideas and Personalities, visit 70years.com
Why can’t I seem to find anything on him outside of Chabad websites. Under another name?
It seems that his name was most likely Bill Sachs, not Abe Sacks. He must have used his Hebrew name Avraham when he came to 770 and bochurim decided to call him Abe.
Check on wikipedia – Philip Sachs
That wikipedia article says died in 1973.
Abe Sacks died in 1980’s
You can find more info here
https://70years.com/topic.html#the-rebbes-coach
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