crisisoftheweek- ” Luckily his backround was such common knowledge that they couldn’t whitewash it. “
If you listened to the ?????? of Rav Nasson Tzvi z”l you would have heard a lot of intentional stress on referencing his modern background. I think most people understand that by hearing that he became who he was with his background we can be inspired to strive to be whatever we want regardless of our own life situations. I don’t think anyone would want to “whitewash” his life story at all.
The rosh hayeshiva’s background may have contributed to who he became. I think it also helped him understand and relate to all yidden, which was part of why he set an amazing example of how to have true ???? ?????.