The Story Of Kryvyi Rih
Jul 12, 2026 · 24 min · 8 segments
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Jul 12, 2026 · 24 min · 8 segments
So it's, it's a story with, uh, well, which takes-- which has, um, recently, uh, come to light, um, some of the documents of the NKVD in their, um, uh, accusations of Hasidim in this, in this city, which we're going to, going to discuss, um, that, that this discovery of these documents, which these documents originally w- were made to destroy Judaism, um, actually now point to the eternity of Judaism, the eternity of the Torah, the eternity of the Jewish people, despite all odds, odds and despite the persecution.
So, um, the year-- the city that we're talking about, I'm sure anyone Russian listening is going to laugh at me because I try to pronounce it.
Um, this, um, this city was founded in the year Taf kuf vav, and, um, it was a pretty, um, a quiet city, uh, at first.
When it was originally built, it was, it was a distant city in Ukraine, in the heart of Ukraine, in the region of Dnepropetrovsk.
Um, however, in eighteen eighty, there-- this city be- be- became very, um, central to, uh, the then czarist government because, um, they discovered that this, this city contains within it huge, um, quantities of metal, precious metals, and because of that, a lot of people from all other countries, from France, from Britain, um, sent, um, investors to the city to, um, to get, um, to, to, to, to, um, to mine and discover and to take the, uh, precious metals in this, in this city.
So at that time, um, the Rebbe's grandfather, Rabbi Meir Shalom Yanovsky, his uncle, whose name was Isser Yanovsky, he was appointed as the rabbi of the city.
Um, the community together by his-- with his leadership, they built in the year Taf Res Nun Tes, which was, um, uh, eighteen, um, ninety-nine.
Um, and it was-- cost a lot of money, but the Jewish community together, they, they put one pruta after-- one kopik, another kopik, and they, they're able to build this huge, beautiful synagogue.
Um, but, um, this, uh, Rabbi Isser Yanovsky, uh, eventually, um, he saw the dramatic changes that were happening, um, because the, the revolution, and he, um, and he moved to America.
And when in America, he, he became part of the, um, leadership of Chabad Hasidim.
And in his place, there was another rabbi appointed named Rabbi Arye Leib Lakshan in, um, in nineteen ten.
So it's, it's a story with, uh, well, which takes-- which has, um, recently, uh, come to light, um, some of the documents of the NKVD in their, um, uh, accusations of Hasidim in this, in this city, which we're going to, going to discuss, um, that, that this discovery of these documents, which these documents originally w- were made to destroy Judaism, um, actually now point to the eternity of Judaism, the eternity of the Torah, the eternity of the Jewish people, despite all odds, odds and despite the persecution.
So, um, the year-- the city that we're talking about, I'm sure anyone Russian listening is going to laugh at me because I try to pronounce it.
Um, this, um, this city was founded in the year Taf kuf vav, and, um, it was a pretty, um, a quiet city, uh, at first.
When it was originally built, it was, it was a distant city in Ukraine, in the heart of Ukraine, in the region of Dnepropetrovsk.
Um, however, in eighteen eighty, there-- this city be- be- became very, um, central to, uh, the then czarist government because, um, they discovered that this, this city contains within it huge, um, quantities of metal, precious metals, and because of that, a lot of people from all other countries, from France, from Britain, um, sent, um, investors to the city to, um, to get, um, to, to, to, to, um, to mine and discover and to take the, uh, precious metals in this, in this city.
So at that time, um, the Rebbe's grandfather, Rabbi Meir Shalom Yanovsky, his uncle, whose name was Isser Yanovsky, he was appointed as the rabbi of the city.
Um, the community together by his-- with his leadership, they built in the year Taf Res Nun Tes, which was, um, uh, eighteen, um, ninety-nine.
Um, and it was-- cost a lot of money, but the Jewish community together, they, they put one pruta after-- one kopik, another kopik, and they, they're able to build this huge, beautiful synagogue.
Um, but, um, this, uh, Rabbi Isser Yanovsky, uh, eventually, um, he saw the dramatic changes that were happening, um, because the, the revolution, and he, um, and he moved to America.
And when in America, he, he became part of the, um, leadership of Chabad Hasidim.
And in his place, there was another rabbi appointed named Rabbi Arye Leib Lakshan in, um, in nineteen ten.
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