Jan 24, 2021

The Boyaner Rebbe and Bugsy Siegel and Meyer Lansky

After posting the story of Rav Ahron Kotler and mafia boss Joe Bonanno, someone sent me another fascinating story of a connection between a rav and the mafia used to save Jews.

I am posting it here with his permission:











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2 comments:

  1. jimJanuary 25, 2021 12:08 AM

    urban legend. doubt it is in his book.

    https://www.amazon.com/Man-Honor-Autobiography-Joseph-Bonanno-ebook/dp/B00CVNNP0Q

    https://mafia.wikia.org/wiki/Joseph_Bonanno

    There is an urban legend in Orthodox Jewish circles that, at the behest of Rabbi Aaron Kotler, Bonanno saved the lives of several Jewish Rabbis who were trapped in Italy during the Holocaust and were due to be sent back to Germany to a certain death, and he received a blessing for a long life from Rabbi Kotler, to which his advanced age was attributed.

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  2. LES AYMJanuary 25, 2021 2:17 AM

    I'm glad you agreed to share this, thanks! 😊

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