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(~~Also~~ known as: Reb Mendel. 20 Tishrei 1908 - 4 Tammuz 1995) was a chossid and mekushar to our Rebbeim, a man of mesiras nefesh who established underground branches of [[Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim|Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim]] behind the Iron Curtain. From 1973, under the Rebbe's direction, he served as the head mashpia at the central Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim in Kfar Chabad and as a shadar abroad to inspire spiritually and raise funds. He served as a board member of Beis Rivka and the Bucharian Yeshiva institutions in Kfar Chabad. Together with Rabbi Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi and Rabbi Bentzion Vishetsky, he founded the Yiddish Cheder in Kfar Chabad.

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'''Rabbi Menachem Mendel Futerfas''' (also known as: Reb Mendel. 20 Tishrei 1908 - 4 Tammuz 1995) was a chossid and mekushar to our Rebbeim, a man of mesiras nefesh who established underground branches of [[Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim|Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim]] behind the Iron Curtain. From 1973, under the Rebbe's direction, he served as the head mashpia at the central Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim in Kfar Chabad and as a shadar abroad to inspire spiritually and raise funds. He served as a board member of Beis Rivka and the Bucharian Yeshiva institutions in Kfar Chabad. Together with Rabbi Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi and Rabbi Bentzion Vishetsky, he founded the Yiddish Cheder in Kfar Chabad.

== Life History ==

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== For the Benefit of Chassidim ==

During World War II, when the Nazis (yimach shmam) invaded Russia, he fled Moscow with his family and after wandering arrived in Samarkand, where many Anash and Polish refugees had gathered. News of his activities quickly spread among the chassidim and many sought his help. He did everything in his power to improve their situation.

During [[World War II]], when the Nazis (yimach shmam) invaded Russia, he fled Moscow with his family and after wandering arrived in Samarkand, where many Anash and Polish refugees had gathered. News of his activities quickly spread among the chassidim and many sought his help. He did everything in his power to improve their situation.

Starting in late winter 5703 (1943), at the height of the war, he began managing Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim Samarkand, where hundreds of students studied over time. In this role, Reb Mendel established branches of Tomchei Tmimim, some for students of Cheder age and most for Yeshiva age.

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-(Also known as: Reb Mendel. 20 Tishrei 1908 - 4 Tammuz 1995) was a chossid and mekushar to our Rebbeim, a man of mesiras nefesh who established underground branches of [[Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim|Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim]] behind the Iron Curtain. From 1973, under the Rebbe's direction, he served as the head mashpia at the central Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim in Kfar Chabad and as a shadar abroad to inspire spiritually and raise funds. He served as a board member of Beis Rivka and the Bucharian Yeshiva institutions in Kfar Chabad. Together with Rabbi Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi and Rabbi Bentzion Vishetsky, he founded the Yiddish Cheder in Kfar Chabad.
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+'''Rabbi Menachem Mendel Futerfas''' (also known as: Reb Mendel. 20 Tishrei 1908 - 4 Tammuz 1995) was a chossid and mekushar to our Rebbeim, a man of mesiras nefesh who established underground branches of [[Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim|Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim]] behind the Iron Curtain. From 1973, under the Rebbe's direction, he served as the head mashpia at the central Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim in Kfar Chabad and as a shadar abroad to inspire spiritually and raise funds. He served as a board member of Beis Rivka and the Bucharian Yeshiva institutions in Kfar Chabad. Together with Rabbi Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi and Rabbi Bentzion Vishetsky, he founded the Yiddish Cheder in Kfar Chabad.
 == Life History ==
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 == For the Benefit of Chassidim ==
-During World War II, when the Nazis (yimach shmam) invaded Russia, he fled Moscow with his family and after wandering arrived in Samarkand, where many Anash and Polish refugees had gathered. News of his activities quickly spread among the chassidim and many sought his help. He did everything in his power to improve their situation.
+During [[World War II]], when the Nazis (yimach shmam) invaded Russia, he fled Moscow with his family and after wandering arrived in Samarkand, where many Anash and Polish refugees had gathered. News of his activities quickly spread among the chassidim and many sought his help. He did everything in his power to improve their situation.
 Starting in late winter 5703 (1943), at the height of the war, he began managing Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim Samarkand, where hundreds of students studied over time. In this role, Reb Mendel established branches of Tomchei Tmimim, some for students of Cheder age and most for Yeshiva age.