one example quoted in Chabad Fredrike Rebbe memoirs: when Russia took over Vilna district at the time of Khmelnitsky, Polish landowners abandoned their property and ran to Poland. Some Jews rented the land from the Russian government. Litvishe Rabonim issued a takanah that Jews should send a portion of the profit to the Polish owners, or put money aside if returning money immediately is impossible. This worked long-term.
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