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Chssidim Series Season 4 Episode 3 - The Story of Reb Mendel Futerfas.
As World War II ends and the Iron Curtain falls, Reb Mendel Futerfas takes on a secret mission: helping hundreds of Jews escape Soviet Russia with forged Polish passports. But when the operation is exposed, he faces an impossible choice—flee with his family or stay behind to finish the job.
This powerful episode tells the story of Reb Mendel’s unwavering mesiras nefesh, the underground network that risked everything, and the moment on a freezing train platform when his fate—and the fate of so many others—was sealed.
From harrowing interrogations to a Yom Kippur in Siberia, Reb Mendel's story is one of unshakable faith, defiant devotion, and the deep bond between a chosid and his Rebbe.
Chssidim Series Season 4 Episode 3 - The Story of Reb Mendel Futerfas.
As World War II ends and the Iron Curtain falls, Reb Mendel Futerfas takes on a secret mission: helping hundreds of Jews escape Soviet Russia with forged Polish passports. But when the operation is exposed, he faces an impossible choice—flee with his family or stay behind to finish the job.
This powerful episode tells the story of Reb Mendel’s unwavering mesiras nefesh, the underground network that risked everything, and the moment on a freezing train platform when his fate—and the fate of so many others—was sealed.
From harrowing interrogations to a Yom Kippur in Siberia, Reb Mendel's story is one of unshakable faith, defiant devotion, and the deep bond between a chosid and his Rebbe.