“Yes, I alluded to the fact that the vaad rescued rabbonim and that this was ratzon Hashem so that seeds of Torah could be planted elsewhere and the community rebuilt. There were just not very many visas to anywhere out there and Torah priorities did indeed mean that Torah leaders needed to be saved first. “
Actually, R’ Elchanan Wasserman had access to visas not only for himself, but also his entire yeshivah. He chose to go back to Europe.
Many rebbes told people not to leave, and of course, they left when they had the chance.
And yet another of course, we can’t forget the Satmar Rebbe being rescued by a Zionist.
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