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43:39
Out of the Depths (43:39)
Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, one of the youngest survivors of Buchenwald, was just eight years old when he was liberated in 1945. Descended from a 1,000-year unbroken chain of rabbis, he grew up to become Chief Rabbi of Israel, and like many of the great rabbis, Rabbi Lau is a master storyteller
Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau (26)
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49:55
The Gift of Tears (49:55)
Where were these dignitaries in the war, when Jewish families were being annihilated? 220 boys in an orphanage are on strike. They refuse to acknowledge the benefactors and dignitaries on stage, until a survivor like themselves comes on stage and can't even speak through his tears
Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau (26)
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55:00
Buchenwald Exposed (55:00)
60 years after the holocaust, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau opened up to his family and the world about his experiences in the holocaust. Here he shares his own stories and includes stories of how others have been inspired by him. This Lecture was filmed at the Annual JLI of Metropolitan Chicago Community Lecture.
Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau (26)