By COLlive staff
During the grand Rambam Celebration in S. Paulo, Brazil, the many participants from across the Jewish community got to hear how the Rebbe influenced the release of Soviet Jews.
The story was told by the guest speaker Rabbi Abraham Shemtov, the Rebbe’s Shliach to the White House and Washington, DC and who is the Chairman of the International Agudas Chassidei Chabad umbrella organization.
During the keynote address, he shared the inside story of what transpired within the walls of the Oval Office in the effort to release a large number of Jews living behind the Iron Curtain.
His work ultimately resulted in the Rebbe’s message giving President Ronald Regan the strength to demand results from Soviet Union leaders, as opposed to just relying on the promises that it would eventually be done.
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Here is the other part of his speech:
http://www.torahcafe.com/jewishvideo.php?vid=f4ad34cbc
incredible!