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Among those who found temporary refuge in Portugal was a figure who would profoundly reshape the course of Judaism in the 20th century: Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.

Two Polish families holding Portuguese visas reached Brazil, according to records cross-referenced with the Holocaust Museum in Curitiba.

“European Jews are watching,” said EJA Chairman Rabbi Menachem Margolin.

Strychnine is a highly toxic, colorless alkaloid used as a pesticide, which leads to convulsions and then death through asphyxia if ingested.

“If you had told me two years ago that I would feel this way, I wouldn’t have believed you,” Operation Benjamin board member Liz Steinlauf told JNS.

During her time as a spy, she was able to provide the French military with information on German positions, contributing to several notable victories.