ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Wednesday, 29 Av, 5783 August 16, 2023
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ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Wednesday, 29 Av, 5783 August 16, 2023 Jewish History Flight from Liadi (1812) On this date, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi , who supported and aided the Czar's army during the Napoleonic wars, was forced to flee his hometown from Napoleon's forces which were advancing through White Russia in their push toward Moscow. After five months of wanderings he arrived in the town of Pyena. There he fell ill and, weakened by the tribulations of his flight and the harsh Russian winter, passed away on the 24th of Tevet, 5573 (1812). Links: The Rebbe vs Napoleon Passing of R. Eliezer Zusia Portugal, the Skulener Rebbe (1982) R. Eliezer Zusia Portugal (1898–1982), the Skulener Rebbe, is best known for his superhuman efforts to rescue Jewish orphans and refugees in Eastern Europe before, during, and after World War II and his continuing support of them. He immigrated to the United States in 1960, after imprisonment in Rumania and international efforts to secure hi