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#71 - De Costa vs Cherniokov - Spinoza's Family
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לעילוי נשמת חיה בת אלכסנדר
On the occasion of her Yahrzeit
י שבט
In this episode we look at how one should Halachically classify the different types of suicide. Is there any time that suicide is allowed? Was Adam Cherniakow, head of the Warsaw Judenradt allowed to commit suicide?
We start looking at Spinoza's family. Where was his father born? Where was his mother born? What part did his father play in the Jewish Community of Amsterdam?
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