Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Isaac Hodakov: Difference between revisions

In 1940, Rabbi Hodakov and his wife escaped Europe during the Holocaust when the Previous Rebbe included them in his journey to America. In the United States, he was appointed by the Previous Rebbe to direct Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch, Machane Israel and Kehot Publishing House in 1942. When the Rebbe assumed leadership, Rabbi Hodakov became head of the secretariat and later chairman of Agudas Chassidei Chabad.