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Rabbi '''Dovid Raskin''' (5687 - 7 Iyar 5771) served as the mashpia ruchani of the Central Tomchei Tmimim Yeshiva, chairman of the Central Tzeirei Agudas Chabad, and was a member of the boards of Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch, Machne Israel, and Beis Rivkah.

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During World War II, when the Nazis besieged Leningrad and bombed the bridges crossing the rivers surrounding the city, all bridges were destroyed except one, through which anyone who could fled. On Tuesday, 3 Elul 5701, a neighbor entered the Raskin home and informed them that he had received train tickets from his workplace, but since his sons were fighting on the Leningrad front, he didn't want to leave them. He gave the tickets to the Raskin family. The family managed to board the last train, and immediately after crossing the bridge, the Germans succeeded in bombing it.

The train arrived in Omsk, Siberia, a few days before Rosh Hashanah.

From Omsk they traveled by train to Novosibirsk, and from there decided to travel to Alma Ata, the capital of Kazakhstan. They had heard that masses of refugees had arrived in Tashkent and Samarkand and the economic situation there was difficult, so they thought to move to Alma Ata where there were fewer refugees.

During Chol Hamoed Sukkos 5702, the train arrived in Alma Ata. When they disembarked, they were told that the city authorities, who didn't want masses of refugees flooding in, had stationed special police officers at the train station, which was 8 kilometers from the city. The officers wouldn't allow refugees to leave the station, and the Raskin family was forced to remain at the train station.

After several weeks, they found some way to enter the city. Shortly after arriving in the city, the parents were arrested. After two weeks, the mother was released, while Reb Yaakov Yosef remained imprisoned for a month and a half.

The Raskin family knew that Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson was in exile in Chi'ili, Kazakhstan. Reb Yaakov Yosef did everything in his power to secure his release and bring him to Alma Ata. In late Nissan 5704, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak arrived in Alma Ata, sick and weak. Reb Yaakov Yosef and his sons did much for him, securing an apartment for him and Rebbetzin Chana, and also arranged for specialist doctors to treat him. In his final weeks, the Raskin sons took turns helping him put on tefillin and standing by to assist him with whatever he needed.

== In New York ==

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He was nistalek on the eve of Wednesday, 7 Iyar 5771, at age 84, after years of illness. Many neighborhood residents attended the levaya held Wednesday morning, along with all the talmidim of the Central Tomchei Tmimim. The funeral procession left from the Shomrei Hadas chapel in Boro Park, then passed by Beis Chayeinu - 770, and he was interred in Montefiore Cemetery near the Ohel.

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+[[File:דוד רסקין2.jpg|thumb|250px|Rabbi Raskin]]
 Rabbi '''Dovid Raskin''' (5687 - 7 Iyar 5771) served as the mashpia ruchani of the Central Tomchei Tmimim Yeshiva, chairman of the Central Tzeirei Agudas Chabad, and was a member of the boards of Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch, Machne Israel, and Beis Rivkah.
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 During World War II, when the Nazis besieged Leningrad and bombed the bridges crossing the rivers surrounding the city, all bridges were destroyed except one, through which anyone who could fled. On Tuesday, 3 Elul 5701, a neighbor entered the Raskin home and informed them that he had received train tickets from his workplace, but since his sons were fighting on the Leningrad front, he didn't want to leave them. He gave the tickets to the Raskin family. The family managed to board the last train, and immediately after crossing the bridge, the Germans succeeded in bombing it.
+The train arrived in Omsk, Siberia, a few days before Rosh Hashanah.
+From Omsk they traveled by train to Novosibirsk, and from there decided to travel to Alma Ata, the capital of Kazakhstan. They had heard that masses of refugees had arrived in Tashkent and Samarkand and the economic situation there was difficult, so they thought to move to Alma Ata where there were fewer refugees.
+During Chol Hamoed Sukkos 5702, the train arrived in Alma Ata. When they disembarked, they were told that the city authorities, who didn't want masses of refugees flooding in, had stationed special police officers at the train station, which was 8 kilometers from the city. The officers wouldn't allow refugees to leave the station, and the Raskin family was forced to remain at the train station.
+After several weeks, they found some way to enter the city. Shortly after arriving in the city, the parents were arrested. After two weeks, the mother was released, while Reb Yaakov Yosef remained imprisoned for a month and a half.
+The Raskin family knew that Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson was in exile in Chi'ili, Kazakhstan. Reb Yaakov Yosef did everything in his power to secure his release and bring him to Alma Ata. In late Nissan 5704, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak arrived in Alma Ata, sick and weak. Reb Yaakov Yosef and his sons did much for him, securing an apartment for him and Rebbetzin Chana, and also arranged for specialist doctors to treat him. In his final weeks, the Raskin sons took turns helping him put on tefillin and standing by to assist him with whatever he needed.
 == In New York ==
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 He was nistalek on the eve of Wednesday, 7 Iyar 5771, at age 84, after years of illness. Many neighborhood residents attended the levaya held Wednesday morning, along with all the talmidim of the Central Tomchei Tmimim. The funeral procession left from the Shomrei Hadas chapel in Boro Park, then passed by Beis Chayeinu - 770, and he was interred in Montefiore Cemetery near the Ohel.
+[[Category:Chassidim of The Rebbe]]
+[[Category:People from Crown Heights]]
+[[Category:Raskin family]]
+[[he:דוד רסקין]]