Editing The Rebbe Rayatz (section)

== Saving Jews During the Holocaust ==
During World War II, the Rebbe Rayatz (Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn) was extensively involved in rescuing Jews from burning Europe and bringing them to free countries, sending food packages to Jews in Europe, rescuing students of Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim from Europe, as well as rescuing the Admorim of Gur and Belz from the inferno, and more. The Rebbe Rayatz dedicated special efforts to saving students of Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim in Poland and evacuating them to other countries, including a group of students who reached Shanghai.

==== Rescue via Sweden ====
Special operations were conducted through Sweden, which was a neutral country, where several rabbis and activists operated throughout the war years, including the Chabad rabbis - Rabbi Yaakov Yisroel Zuber and Rabbi Yisroel Chasdan, who were involved in rescuing the Rebbe Rayatz, rescuing Anash and Tmimim (Chassidim and yeshiva students), saving the Rebbe Rayatz's library, and more. About this, the Rebbe Rayatz wrote in a letter: "Agudas Chassidei Chabad in Stockholm, led by Rabbi Zuber and Shochet Chasdan, both students of Tomchei Tmimim - obtained nearly three thousand visas to Japan for our students and for..."

==== Rescuing Dutch Children ====
In 5708 (1948), he worked to rescue Jewish children who had been hidden in Holland during World War II with gentile foster families, and to transfer them to Jewish families.

==== Establishing Tomchei Tmimim in the USA and Eretz Yisroel ====
During the ten years the Rebbe Rayatz lived in the United States, until his passing, he worked to establish Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim and Achei Tmimim in the United States, Europe, and the Holy Land.

==== Founder of Kfar Chabad ====
On the 21st of Iyar 5709 (1949), he founded the settlement Kfar Chabad, and a few months earlier, Chabad chassidim settled on the outskirts of Lod. The Rebbe Rayatz provided detailed instructions and guidance regarding the establishment of Kfar Chabad and its institutions and their development.

He directed and helped Anash refugees reach permanent places of residence in the United States, Israel, and many other countries.

==== Niggun HaBeinoni ====
During the Rebbe Rayatz's farbrengens (gatherings) in the United States, the chassidim would sing the Niggun HaBeinoni (The Intermediate Melody) composed by the chassid Reb Aharon Charitonov.

==== Receiving Citizenship ====
On Thursday, the 16th of Adar 5709 (1949), a special delegation from the United States government arrived at the home of the Rebbe Rayatz to grant him American citizenship. This was preceded by the passage of a special law allowing citizenship to be granted to a person in their home, without them having to appear at government offices.
[[File:קבלת אזרחות.jpg|thumb|The Rebbe Rayatz, Receiving American Citizenship, Raising His Hand as a Gesture of Allegiance (The Rebbe is Seen Standing on the Right Side). 5709/1949]]
The delegation was received in the Rebbe Rayatz's room while he was dressed in silk garments and wearing a shtreimel. First, the Rebbe Rayatz delivered a short talk for the occasion, clarifying that Divine Providence had led him specifically here, because from this place, from the United States, it was fitting that the dissemination of Judaism and the spreading of Chassidic teachings should be conducted. After the talk, the Rebbe Rayatz signed the documents and expressed his allegiance to the country by raising his hand, and citizenship was granted. At the end, the Rebbe Rayatz bid farewell to the delegation members with a smile and a handshake. His son-in-law, the Rebbe, accompanied the meeting and helped as needed. The Rebbe also arranged for two of the highest quality photographers of those days to document the event from two angles, and even invited a color video photographer.