Editing Menachem Mendel Futerfas (section)

=== His Yeshiva Studies ===
At the end of 1920, he was accepted to Yeshivas [[Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim|Tomchei Tmimim]] in [[Kremenchug]] where he studied until 1924. That year, the Soviet secret police discovered the yeshiva and he was forced to flee. From 1925, he studied in underground yeshivas in [[Kharkov]], [[Vitebsk]], and [[Nevel]] until 1929, when these yeshivas were also closed, and the many students were forced to disperse among various underground yeshivas.

Years later, the mashpia described his memories from those days: Every Thursday night was entirely dedicated to learning. There were students who diligently studied Gemara and others who studied Chassidus; he himself would dedicate this night to studying Gemara.

[[File:ר' מענדלPictureFileName.jpg |250px|thumb|right|Reb Mendel by the grave of his mentor R' Zalman Moshe]]

He especially loved the many farbrengens where the best mashpiim of that generation would farbreng, such as [[Reb Zalman Moshe Hitzchaki|Rabbi Zalman Moshe Hayitzchaki]], Rabbi Yitzchak Horowitz (Itche der Matmid), Rabbi Yechezkel (Chatche) Feigin, and others.