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The Man Who Received $20,000 from the Rebbe to Print His THE MAN WHO RECEIVED $20,000 FROM THE REBBE TO PRINT HIS SEIFER An extraordinary talmid chocham, a man of spirit, an accomplished writer, an energetic askan and public figure who loyally and fearlessly fought many battles – this is a description of Rabbi Avrohom Eliyahu Makatovsky, known more familiarly as Eliyahu Kitov. * This exclusive article describes his work on behalf of Yiddishkeit, the stories behind his best-selling works, and his relationship with the Rebbe MH”M. BY SHNEUR ZALMAN BERGER Rabbi Avrohom Eliyahu Makatovsky unique...” member of Agudas Yisroel, and in that (Kitov) was an unusual person. Even his ASKANUS L’SHEIM capacity gave classes to his colleagues relationship with the Rebbe MH”M was SHAMAYIM and to those educated in the movement unique, and of this, more is a mystery in Warsaw. In 5696 (1936) he moved to than is known. We do know that the Rabbi Makatovsky was born in 5672 Eretz Yisroel and settled in Rebbe suggested that R’ Kitov publish a (1912) in Warsaw, Poland to his father, Yerushalayim. R’ Michoel, who was mekurav to newspaper and serve as its editor, which In 5699 R’ Eliyahu founded the chassidus Amshinov and Rabbi Tzadok the Rebbe would finance... that R’ Kitov religious labor party called Pagi (for HaKohen, zt’l, who attracted thousands requested to learn all of Toras Chabad Poalei Agudas Yisroel) along with Rabbi of followers. on one foot, and that the Rebbe Avrohom Trager, a’h, and Rabbi Shlomo approved and even wrote “He is In his youth, R’ Eliyahu was a 26 i BEIS MOSHIACH 27 Teives 5762 daunted by the task, and they created under the name Komemiyus. At a later jobs for religious Jews by establishing point, HaYoman was founded, a daily new factories. They built paper that was Pagi’s mouthpiece. neighborhoods for religious people, R’ Makatovsky was appointed as which until today are known as Pagi editor-in-chief of the paper, but the neighborhoods. R’ Makatovsky would paper was soon closed down by order of travel abroad to fundraise for the the sar ha’pnim (interior minister), projects that Pagi was developing. thanks to the efforts of Rabbi Itche Meir The three men had the support of Levin of Agudas Yisroel, in reaction to great scholars such as Rabbi Yosef Tzvi the fact that Pagi ran separately in the Dushinsky, zt’l, the rav of Yerushalayim, elections. and the gaon from Tchebin, Rabbi Dov Pagi members quickly responded by Berish Weidenfeld, zt’l, and others. opening a new paper called HaKol, In the first elections for the Knesset again with R’ Makatovsky as editor-in- (after the State was established), when chief, and Rabbi Uriel Tzimmer, a’h, as Pagi presented its lists of chareidim who night editor. ran for the Knesset, R’ Makatovsky R’ Makatovsky wrote hundreds of headed the list, a fact that especially pointed articles on relevant religious angered the Prime Minister David Ben matters. These articles were extremely Gurion, who openly said he was afraid popular among the religious crowd of Makatovsky entering the Knesset: because he wasn’t afraid to criticize the “He is known not to fear anyone, and he many people responsible for making life announces the opinion of the dati and difficult for religious people, and there Iyar 5727. Rabbi Kitov speaking chareidi population from every was no shortage of such people in those the night before the outbreak of platform, even if it hurts the leaders of days. the Six-Day War the country.” Although R’ Makatovsky was a first- Many chareidim appreciated the rate askan, in the early years of Pagi he work that Pagi did for religion in continued to work at his previous job as general and chareidim in particular, and a simple construction worker, doing all on Election Day this showed. R’ work on behalf of Pagi as a volunteer. Eisenberg, Makatovsky lacked only 39 votes to R’ Eliyahu was really an ish chinuch at a’h. When become a member of the Knesset. heart. In 5711 (1951), he started a R’ Eisenberg In his public work in Pagi, R’ died, Rabbi Makatovsky fought along with his Avrohom colleagues for all that was holy. In Parshan, a’h, contrast, the members of Mafdal and replaced him as Agudas Yisroel enjoyed the benefits of head of the cozying up to the Coalition in power movement. From that and didn’t want to make waves. The point on, the three benefits and budgets are what kept them heads of Pagi were called from crying out about the desecration of “the three Avrohoms.” Of all that’s holy to the Jewish people, the three, R’ Makatovsky something which was routine in the was considered a man of early years of the State. Apparently not spirit and a man of vision. much has changed since then... At a certain point, the heads One of the important means that of the movement wanted to work Pagi employed in those days was the on behalf of the observant laborers publishing of a newspaper that shared so they wouldn’t have to depend on the views of the religious sector with the the mercies of the general Histadrut rest of the country. R’ Makatovsky (Labor union) which ruled with an iron headed the editorial board. The first hand over all levels of Israeli industry. It publication he edited appeared from sounded fanciful, but they weren’t time to time as a collection of articles Rabbi Eliyahu Kitov in his youth. Winter 5690 (1930) Issue Number 352 BEIS MOSHIACH i 27 chareidi talmud Torah in Shilo, which he Shalom U’V’racha! Especially when who can fathom ran for eight years. This talmud Torah was For Chag HaPesach, the time of our the hearts of Bnei Yisroel, who chas unique in that it aimed at children from freedom, which comes to us and all v’shalom won’t hear a chastising word religious families, but the learning was Israel for good, I express my blessing according to Torah, even if you speak to done in Ivrit, as opposed to the prevalent for a chag kosher v’sameiach and for true them day and night, as Chazal say, Yiddish. Children from Mizrachi families freedom, freedom from material and “Reprove, shall you reprove, even 100 went to mamlachti dati schools (religious spiritual worry, from anything that times,” with words that emanate from public schools). R’ Makatovsky was the interferes with avodas Hashem, with the heart. first chareidi talmud Torah in which Ivrit simcha and gladness of heart. What is clear is that a lack of askanus was spoken. Among the talmidim who And to continue with this freedom will certainly not add to the studied there was the present Gerrer and simcha throughout the year, improvement of the condition of Rebbe, R’ Yaakov Alter shlita. especially since avodas Hashem – as we Yiddishkeit, Torah and mitzvos. It was A REAL WRITER are commanded in our Torah, the such a terrible time, r’l, in the days of In 5714, R’ Makatovsky left public Torah of life – is in all man’s matters Yechezkel ( 8, 9), that since the days of work and article writing, and decided to and throughout the entire day and the Men of the Great Assembly there dedicate his life to writing books. His night, as it says, “Know Him in all your was none comparable to then (Yuma first step in this direction was to change ways.” 69B), yet we know the story of Chazal his name. After he left politics, he called (Shabbos 55A), that even a casual himself Eliyahu Ki Tov, explaining that “Those who continue glance would stand a Jew’s hair on end. the family’s original name came from Perhaps the style isn’t diplomatic or the city in which they had lived – Kitov. to live a secular life polite enough, but certainly the In one of his letters (printed in the sharpness isn’t nearly enough, preface to his Chassidim V’Anshei will do so without any considering the terrible plight of Maaseh) we read about this period in Yiddishkeit in many places. his life: ideological The Rebbe mentioned the era of “After leaving Pagi, I was left motivation. [Their Yechezkel, the era of the Destruction of without food for even one meal, the first Beis HaMikdash, an era when literally. What could I do? Since I was lifestyle] will only be both tzaddikim and reshaim were killed already an experienced writer, for I had alike. This general destruction been a newspaper editor for some years from what feels happened despite a prophecy that and not a day went by without my tzaddikim would not be killed. The writing an article or two, and comfortable and from terrible punishment in which tzaddikim sometimes four or five articles in the the desire to pursue were killed along with reshaim resulted areas of public opinion, analysis, and from the fact that the tzaddikim did not stories, I decided that I’d be a real writer material things.” stop the reshaim. If they had done so, from then on...” the whole situation would have been different (from Shabbos 55A). R’ Eliyahu’s relationship with the With holiday blessings Rebbe began when he was an askan. In The Rebbe, making reference to this those days he often visited the United [signature] era in his statement to R’ Eliyahu Kitov, States; he would join the Rebbe’s P.S. According to the news I hear, it was a chastisement, clearly saying that farbrengens and even had private seems there’s been some time since you the mitzva of rebuke is still a mitzva, audiences with the Rebbe.
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