Author: Nuchie Schapiro
Publisher: Comfort Publications
Format: 7" x 10" Hardcover, 624 Pages
Language: English
In the face of upheaval, displacement, and war, the Schapiro family’s journey stands as a testament to resilience and steadfast devotion to Yiddishkeit.
Drawing on richly detailed narratives and over 550 archival documents and photographs, this book chronicles not only the Schapiro family's extraordinary path, but also the broader saga of the Lubavitch community as it endured Soviet repression, crossed a devastated Europe, and helped rebuild Jewish life in postwar America.
Years of meticulous research and firsthand testimony have shaped this deeply immersive work, bringing to life a family’s steadfast commitment to Torah and Chassidus in the most trying of circumstances. From underground yeshivos to displaced persons camps and the rebirth of Jewish communities in the United States, their story is woven into the broader fabric of twentieth-century Jewish history.
More than a historical record, this book is a portrait of perseverance and purpose—an intimate window into how fierce conviction, enduring strength, and sacred tradition shaped not only one family’s destiny, but the soul of Chabad-Lubavitch in the modern era.
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