Rebbetzin Chaya Small - NNN 2021

Rebbetzin Small comes from a long line of Torah scholars and Talmidei Chachamim. She is a descendent of the Pinsker Rav and the Rosh Yeshiva of Radin, the Yeshiva founded by the Choftez Chaim. In fact, her best childhood friend and neighbor was the daughter of the Chofetz Chaim. Her Torah world was transported to the Shanghai Jewish Ghetto thanks to papers issued by the Japanese consul in Vilna, Chiun Sugihara. Rebbetzin Small led a challenging childhood in Shanghai: crowded living conditions, food shortages, and bombs falling. Yet, she fondly remembers her friendships she made there as a child. Rebbetzin Small has traveled back to Shanghai several times and has actively searched for her best friend from her childhood in China. Today, Rebbetzin Small continues to be a Torah light and community leader and educator.