Reb Aron Dalfin history #4 - Romanian Holocaust, Chernovitz Boys Rebbe, Rebbe blessing - RC Dalfin

my grandson. I didn't know first who was this but I asked who is this? He said to me a leer yank. I have a grandson that his name is Yank named after my which was killed by the Ukraine Nazis. They were in a village not far from Chennovich at 20 20 or 25 kilometers from there. I have a cousin in um in to in Canada >> that she's a historian and she's she's the Hebrew department of the university over there and she got money from the government years ago. She made a visit over there in Ukraine. >> Wow. in the place where >> and she put on the 44 poor people that they killed. This is I'm only saying to you means in English >> by the way. >> By the way, >> by the way, >> what what >> this is not the thing but I want to say >> burit. No, they were killed in Buritz. >> Boravitz. Yeah. They came from Sushava. Sushava mind now. Okay. >> A little town over there. By the way, it's not far from Shanovitz. and my mother and my father they were far relatives and they got married made a rabbi this rabbit was called the bana rabbit from >> his name was >> Mhm. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. He made that children even though my father was a divorce and my mother was absolutely but since she was already 24 years old in that time in the 30s is old. A girl has to get married about 16, 17, 18 till but not 24. But since he that time you needed nothing >> dowy >> diary and my was our man with eight children and a teacher in the house. >> So there were 11 people to eat. So I didn't have no money poor. So she say stays like this. He went to the Reb. Rebs everything Polish they go to the Reb little bit different than but almost the same only they're learning and and but the P is more just believe trust believe what the Reb says only that's what to do to make a marriage a divorce The Reb said, "Young kid, everything that time, don't worry about it. Let me work on it. I'll write a letter. I'll find out why divorced. If it's something good, I will give it a check." By the way, that's my mother over there. >> There's a yard >> up there. >> Mhm. And the bottom is my father. >> Yeah, those two >> the white beard over there. That's my father. And over there is my So this is was all the to tell you the name of a leer yanker. That was my dad's name on my mother's side. >> You can stand. >> Another thing very very important to me. I had a relative in Israel. My my my son knows her new. Her name was Yet Premier. She was also between those who were killed over there. And she stood near my dad and my dad said to her in Yiddish, I'm going to say that the name I'm going to translate yet. Her name is Yet. Remember? >> Yes. >> You you will be alive and close run. As soon as he said this like she start running they shoot. They didn't reach her as and then she was far. She lay down. under the grown wheat or what was there field and they did start to shoot and she crawled up to when she came to a village and over there was a police station of the Russian army anchor there I'll take it you want me to take it >> yeah take it in the other room continue your story >> he's in the middle of a story he can't talk now he can't talk now. >> So, >> um you can come >> show what it shows on that a little bit. >> You can come visit. You want to come visit >> is before is dying the day. >> Fine. Fine. >> His holy mouth, >> his holy vision light. >> Okay. >> To run and you'll be alive. And she was alive. But what happened? She came here to the Neba also in Pish's wedding. She came to the Neb. She never had children. My mother got married that my father two days different on never had children. He wrote to the rabbit told story not now now but this another time but but for the the story of the rabbit the rabbit she comes to the rabbit stood over there someday the rabbit they gave dollars and she said I'm from rock and I live there and there and I have friends and I want the rabbi should give me a dollar for my neighbor uh the name is Rifal whatever and then the rabbit gives her and she said I have another neighbor of friends another name five six names >> she gave to the rabbit and the rabbit kept time giving her >> and she goes away as soon as she goes away uh second two seconds ra the rabbi said to rabber called this lady back. He calls her back and says in Yiddish, "What's going on with you?" She broke down right away and and I give start to cry and say to the rabbit, "I'm alone. I lost my husband some years. a couple years ago. I never had children. I came here for the wedding for my relative fiveish dolphin. He's got married and I really need a good bro. So the rebu should live long to her. She lived up to she was 97. >> No, she lived 112. >> 102. >> Hello. I was there in Benak. They told me she's over 100 years old. >> Over 100. Okay. >> Around there. >> I visited her before she died. I was there. >> Okay. >> I was there too. >> I had to do that. She mommy was there. >> She was an old person. >> She wasn't a home >> and she asked me about in the home. Take me home. She didn't see on the eyes anymore. >> She was crying. >> That's true. >> Ar I used to be by her, you know, in her house. I was ate by her a lot of time. And when I was younger, I came from Yeshiva. I came to Ram. She lived around with her husband. My mother told me, "Go there. She let her feel like she has a child. She has you. You will be your child." >> Wow. >> My mother told me I went and they took care of me. They put me covered me up and they took in the morning showers in the morning. I walk with her husband Y to the M >> 97. There is somebody over there a relative who say Kadesh a call of mine. This is this is one this is the family of my it it's it connected to that name of Yank that he was a Kesh the Ukraine killed him and uh and and in that station she saw in the corner somebody praying with the palace. Who who could this be? somebody praying at the talis here in the station from from the Russians. She goes over and takes the talis of co to see who this is. Her husband yel he did the same thing. He was running >> and he's alive. I never told this to you. >> I can myself finished. is deck to the telephone call and there's a young what are you doing in Viet in Vietnam say what what do you mean what I'm I'm traveling I say you have too much money and so you're spending on traveling money has to be spent on jo not on traveling I forgot to tell you Z I'm traveling in I made a talk. I said, "Yes." And in Vietnam, whatever you could for the Reb, yes, do it for the Reb. But lately, I want to tell you what happened this morning. That one of the reasons I'm calling you to But the main reason is this. What I'm going to tell you now, all of a sudden, in the middle of the dubbing, I'm dabbling. Somebody opened up a a video and so and I take a look. My lady is talking to me. I'm talking there. I said, "Which video was it?" It was from J. And they giving over how you said that the Reb has you that you don't say. I said the Reb comes to be to to to Vietnam to tell me and I named after your Z. He knows that was something I said to you made my day of the rabbit in Vietnam wherever doesn't matter that's one of the main things and if I have this to talk to anything with the In Vietnam must be some that the reb is coming to you through the jam to tell you that you ready. So open of the rabbit and this of the rabbit goes on on me and my children, my grandchildren, my great grandchildren. How do I know my great grandchildren? I have already a great granddaughter 20 years old. >> Wow. >> After she comes after 20 years old and she tells me that she wants to she's graduating Thomas to be a teacher >> and then she goes she said she want to get married and then she want to go the court and she says my parents are >> Mhm. >> Vilinski Vinski. So I said to her and like to to him a should give me enough I want to live longer. I should see all those great grandchildren. Maybe about I don't know how many 50 or 60 I don't count them no more great grandchildren. grandchildren have 30. I know. But great grandchildren, I don't know. >> It's better not to count. >> Yes, that's right.