Hagaon Horav Chaim Halpern, Rosh Yeshiva of Ohr Joseph in Novardok, France, visited Yeshiva Aharon Yaakov/Ohr Eliyahu. He enjoyed the boys’ davening and spoke to them about the about the wonderful opportunity the children have of being able to learn Torah, which was an opportunity he didn’t have in concentration camps.
The Rav survived 14 different camps and dedicated the next 65 years to build the Ohr Joseph Jewish Education Empire in France, which includes 40 different educational institutions.
