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Rabbi Yi'''~~srael~~ Jacobson''' (originally: '''Paretzkin''', [[3 Kislev]] [[1895|5656]] - [[17 Sivan]] [[1975|5735]]) was a prominent Chabad activist especialy in its early years in the [[United States]]. He chaired the organization [[Agudas Chasidei Chabad]] and is considered one of the founders of Chabad in the United States. He worked to rescue the [[Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe]] from occupied [[Poland]] during [[World War II]]. He served as a [[mashpia]] (spiritual mentor) at [[Hadar HaTorah]] yeshiva, which he established for American students who began their journey to Judaism and Chabad, and was a board member of the [[Central Tomchei Tmimim Yeshiva]] in [[New York]].

Rabbi '''Yisrael Jacobson''' (originally: '''Paretzkin''', [[3 Kislev]] [[1895|5656]] - [[17 Sivan]] [[1975|5735]]) was a prominent Chabad activist especialy in its early years in the [[United States]]. He chaired the organization [[Agudas Chasidei Chabad]] and is considered one of the founders of Chabad in the United States. He worked to rescue the [[Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe]] from occupied [[Poland]] during [[World War II]]. He served as a [[mashpia]] (spiritual mentor) at [[Hadar HaTorah]] yeshiva, which he established for American students who began their journey to Judaism and Chabad, and was a board member of the [[Central Tomchei Tmimim Yeshiva]] in [[New York]].

==Biography==

Born in [[Russia]] on [[3 Kislev]] [[1895|5656]] in the city of [[Zhuravichi]], to his father Rabbi [[Yaakov Leib]] - from an established Chabad family, descendants of the [[SheLaH]]. He initially studied with a local teacher and later wanted to study in a yeshiva. His teacher recommended that he study at [[wikipedia:Yitzchak_Yaacov_Reines|Rabbi Reines]]'s yeshiva in the city of Lida, but on the way there, he and his father met an emissary from Rabbi Reines's yeshiva who instead recommended Tomchei Tmimim yeshiva<ref>In his memoirs he relates: "A tall man approached us, his beard trimmed evenly, and began to talk: 'You're surely traveling to the yeshiva?' 'Yes!' my father replied. And he began to speak about the yeshiva, and with great interest my father began to draw information from him.

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-Rabbi Yi'''srael Jacobson''' (originally: '''Paretzkin''', [[3 Kislev]] [[1895|5656]] - [[17 Sivan]] [[1975|5735]]) was a prominent Chabad activist especialy in its early years in the [[United States]]. He chaired the organization [[Agudas Chasidei Chabad]] and is considered one of the founders of Chabad in the United States. He worked to rescue the [[Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe]] from occupied [[Poland]] during [[World War II]]. He served as a [[mashpia]] (spiritual mentor) at [[Hadar HaTorah]] yeshiva, which he established for American students who began their journey to Judaism and Chabad, and was a board member of the [[Central Tomchei Tmimim Yeshiva]] in [[New York]].
+Rabbi '''Yisrael Jacobson''' (originally: '''Paretzkin''', [[3 Kislev]] [[1895|5656]] - [[17 Sivan]] [[1975|5735]]) was a prominent Chabad activist especialy in its early years in the [[United States]]. He chaired the organization [[Agudas Chasidei Chabad]] and is considered one of the founders of Chabad in the United States. He worked to rescue the [[Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe]] from occupied [[Poland]] during [[World War II]]. He served as a [[mashpia]] (spiritual mentor) at [[Hadar HaTorah]] yeshiva, which he established for American students who began their journey to Judaism and Chabad, and was a board member of the [[Central Tomchei Tmimim Yeshiva]] in [[New York]].
 ==Biography==
 Born in [[Russia]] on [[3 Kislev]] [[1895|5656]] in the city of [[Zhuravichi]], to his father Rabbi [[Yaakov Leib]] - from an established Chabad family, descendants of the [[SheLaH]]. He initially studied with a local teacher and later wanted to study in a yeshiva. His teacher recommended that he study at [[wikipedia:Yitzchak_Yaacov_Reines|Rabbi Reines]]'s yeshiva in the city of Lida, but on the way there, he and his father met an emissary from Rabbi Reines's yeshiva who instead recommended Tomchei Tmimim yeshiva<ref>In his memoirs he relates: "A tall man approached us, his beard trimmed evenly, and began to talk: 'You're surely traveling to the yeshiva?' 'Yes!' my father replied. And he began to speak about the yeshiva, and with great interest my father began to draw information from him.