As a youngster, I loved to hear stories about the Rogachover Gaon (1858-1936). In 1976, the JO published a short essay on him and my father offered to have his friend, Rabbi P Teitz from Elizabeth NJ, host me for a shabbos to relate to me some first-hand stories. Sadly, I never went.
In any event, the seforim blog recently published some more interesting facts about this Gaon/Genius in a Generation of Giants.
Amid Antisemitism: Switzerland Preparing to Ban Public Displays of Nazi
Symbols
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Switzerland’s federal authorities are advancing plans to outlaw public
displays of the swastika and the Hitler salute, aiming to align their
policies with ...
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