Challenging this policy, the American parents of Jerusalem-born Menachem Zivotofsky, demanded on his behalf that his birth certificate
and his passport list him as having been born in Israel.
In a cynical world, such a noble act of kindness,
generosity and solidarity has bowled us over,” said Rabbi Menachem Margolin, who will invite Abdallah Chatila(pictured)
as a guest on a major Auschwitz trip.
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson reported the following when
when he entered his father in law's room shortly before his departure,“I found him sitting in a state of utter calm, as if nothing urgent were on the horizon.