Event · Migration
Rabbi Shapira departed for Vilna
After Soviet rule began in David-Horodok, Rabbi Shapira left for Vilna with his wife.
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... משעבר השלטון בהורודוק לידי הסוביטים, עוד נשתהה הרב שפירא כשבועיים במקום,
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