Rav Aharon of Premishlan may have had humble beginnings. But news of his powers soon spread far and wide
The Hungarian army drafted young Jews to fight alongside the Axis powers in their invasion of the USSR. Could a chassidic rebbe help them avoid the draft?,Oneg Shabbos: Mistaken Identity,The Hungarian army drafted young Jews to fight alongside the Axis powers in their invasion of the USSR. Could a chassidic rebbe help them avoid the draft?
All Zechariah wanted was to help out his widowed mother. How did this diligent, hardworking boy wind up with a noose around his neck?
Little Yisrael Leib emerged from the camps determined to break with his past. Years later, would his long-buried Jewish loyalty prevail?
A monastery. A kidnapping. An oath by a gadol. Could a simple, not-too-pious tailor rescue an innocent Jewish boy from the clutches of the priests?
The poritz knew that Shabbos was their holiest, most precious day, and thus he enjoyed summoning them specifically on Shabbos to do forbidden work…