Person · Rebbe
Alexander Rebbe Danziger
הרבי דנציגר
Rebbe Danziger declined an attempt to secure his departure to Italy and was murdered at Treblinka.
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בשנת 1941 השתדל וחסידי אלכסנדר בארץ ישראל לקבל סרטיפיקט בשביל הרב שיוכל לעלות לארץ והגיעו להסכם עם הגסטאפו שתמורת כסף רב יינתן לצאת לאיטליה לרבי דנציגר, אשתו ובן אחד, אך הרבי לא הסכים. הוא אמר: "בעת צרה כזו רוצים אתם שאשאיר את כלל ישראל ואציל את נפשי בלבד? לא. בתוך עמי אנכי יושב ויחד עם עמי אמסור את נפשי להורג". ואמנם, הוא נרצח יחד עם חסידיו בטראבלינקה. יהי זכרו ברוך. ...Connected nodes
Place
Italy
Proposed Departure To
Place
Treblinka
Murdered At
Event
Proposed departure for Italy
Participated In · Subject
Event
Murder of Rebbe Danziger at Treblinka
Participated In · Victim
Place
Land of Israel
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Wife of Rebbe Danziger
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Son of Rebbe Danziger
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Organization
Gestapo
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Place
Italy
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Place
Treblinka
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Community
Gur Hasidim
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Community
Polish Hasidim
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Community
Warka Hasidim
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Community
Kotsk Hasidim
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Place
Będzin
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Institution
Alexander Hasidic Kloiz in Bedzin
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Proposed Departure To
Alexander Rebbe Danziger → Italy
שתמור ת כס ף ר ב יינת ן לצא ת לאיטלי ה לרב י דנציגר , אשתו וב ן אחד
The passage describes an agreement for departure, but says the Rebbe did not consent; actual departure did not occur.
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