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== Journey to Otwock ==
Those were pre-World War II days, and parents strongly opposed this dangerous journey. One group member, Mordechai Fischer, wrote to the Previous Rebbe that the trip was canceled due to parental concerns. The Previous Rebbe quickly responded that there was nothing to fear.

On the morning of the 23rd of Av, the ship departed from American shores. The journey lasted four days, and on Monday evening, the group reached French shores, where Rabbi Schneor Zalman Schneersohn welcomed them. On this occasion, Rabbi Abraham and his friends met the future Rebbe for the first time, who spoke with them for several minutes about the great merit of traveling to the Rebbe and blessed them with great success in their studies.

On Wednesday, Rosh Chodesh Elul, the group reached their destination in Otwock, Poland. The group was received by the Yeshiva head, Rabbi Yehuda Eber, and the senior students. Two days later, on Friday afternoon, the group members had a private audience with the Previous Rebbe and merited to hear a Chassidic discourse.
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