President commutes sentence of iowa meatpacking executive. The fall of the house of rubashkin by elizabeth dwoskin. Executive grant of clemency to all to whom these presents shall come, greeting. First videos of reb shalom mordechai rubashkin out of jail. Sholom mordechai ran the iowabased agriprocessors kosher meat factory until it was closed down by federal authorities in 2008. The rubashkin story uniting a nation with faith youtube. The video features roza weiss, the oldest of rubashkins 10 children, who lives with her husband in new york. Agriprocessors soon becomes the largest kosher slaughterhouse in the country. Why trump commuted sholom rubashkins 27year prison. Sholom mordechai rubashkin s sentence is far harsher than his crime, and judge linda reades decision disappointed many americans faith in their legal system. Obama should pardon this iowa kosherfood executive wsj. The plight facing sholom rubashkin in prison is not something that anyone can understand until he or she has experienced it.
Here is the official press release of this historic announcement. Unity for justice has united 30 jewish musicians in a single musical production to promote universal unity amongst jewish and secular communities, in the hope and belief that unity and togetherness will raise public awareness for sholom mordechai rubashkin s case, and increase donations to help fund his legal team. President trump on wednesday commuted the prison sentence of sholom rubashkin, whose iowa meatpacking plant was the target of a huge immigration raid in 2008, and whose 27year prison sentence. Defense attorney montgomery brown, right, and sholom rubashkin talk during the trial of rubashkin, on state child labor charges on may 14, 2010, at the black hawk county courthouse in waterloo, iowa. Sholom mordechai rubashkin born october 30, 1959 is an american businessman and the. How sholom rubashkins supporters got trump to commute his. The following amazing story has been circulating on social media all day. The decision to intervene on behalf of sholom rubashkin, who ran the iowa headquarters of a family business that was the countrys largest kosher meatprocessing company, came at. December 20, 2017 president trump commutes sentence of sholom rubashkin today, president donald j. Ywn has heard from an eyewitness who says he was standing just feet from r shalom mordechai rubashkin. Rubashkin served over 8 years of his 27 year sentence. R avraham aaron rubashkin, a legend in the kosher world who built the largest kosher meat empire in the united states from a butcher shop in boro park and was the patriarch of a large chabad family, passed away. The unity for justice song, initiated in support of imprisoned sholom mordechai rubashkin, was released today.
As klal yisroel celebrates the release of sholom mordechai rubashkin, ywn will continue to update this post with videos yidden celebrating. Sholom rubashkin, the former ceo of what was once the largest kosher slaughterhouse in the u. Sholom rubashkin arriving in monsey after being released. Defense attorney montgomery brown, right, and sholom rubashkin talk during the trial of rubashkin, on state child labor charges on may 14, 2010, at. The fall of the house of rubashkin the village voice. Trump commutes sentence of kosher meatpacking executive. Sholom rubashkin goes to his monsey home after being released from prison. Minutes after the news occurred, sholom rubashkin s son dovie, sent the following text which was obtained by jbn. Although plant manager sholom rubashkin, rubashkin s son, bore the brunt of the legal consequences following the raid, rubashkin was fined for labor violations and the firm filed for bankruptcy.
An overview of the controversial case that divided the jewish world and sent a religious businessman to jail. Much of what has appeared in the pages of the new york. Sholom rubashkin is the secondyoungest son of rivka and aaron rubashkin, a kosher butcher from brooklyn, new york, born in nevel, russia. Watch the moving video featured at the 1st anniversary celebration for the release.
The decision seems to have no real political or financial benefits connected to it. President trump commuted sholom rubashkin s 27 year prison sentence wednesday. The decision to intervene on behalf of sholom rubashkin, who ran the iowa headquarters of a family business that was the countrys largest kosher meatprocessing company, came at the urging of. Postville, ia supporters of sholom rubashkin have launched print and video advertisements that criticize the u. Postville, iowa here there are bitter memories, separation from family, lost business. Mike cernovich said that the jewish community has decided to make the final day of hanukkah a holiday dedicated to sholom rubashkin. The rubashkins are ultraorthodox jews belonging to the chabadlubavitch hasidic movement. Trump commutes sentence of agriprocessors chief sholom. The forward has been at the leading edge of reporting on a now national story about kosher meat and the conditions in which it is produced. Dancing in 770 after hearing teh news, and rubashkin arriving at his home in monsey. The rubashkin family, owners of agriprocessors in postville. Jewish music leaders yaakov shwekey and yitzy waldner teamed up with reb sholom mordechai rubashkin to produce a song about emunah and bitachon.
Meanwhile at 770 chabad lubavicth headquarters the crowd goes wild, see live feed here. When the cheering stops, and the visits to the ohel come to an end, i hope that sholom rubashkin can find purpose and meaning in his life moving forward it is tragic to spend ones life behind. The decision to intervene on behalf of sholom rubashkin, who ran the iowa headquarters of a family business that was the countrys largest. Washington ap president donald trump on wednesday commuted the sentence of an iowa kosher meatpacking executive who had been sentenced to 27 years in prison for money laundering, marking the first time hes used the presidential power. Cr 08242lrr of multiple violations of sections 193 and 195 counts 145 152, counts 156 161, and count 163, title. Watch the moving video featured at the 1st anniversary celebration for the release of sholom mordechai rubashkin. Rubashkin goes to monsey home after being released from prison. Tomorrow, sholom rubashkin, who was the vicepresident of what was once the largest kosher meat processing supplier in the world, will be sentenced to federal prison for financial fraud. The view from here rubashkin is free jewish exponent.
Freed kosher tycoon sholom rubashkin returns home to heros. Patriarch of postvilles jewish community, aaron rubashkin. The white house announced that president donald trump commuted the bank fraud prison sentence of sholom rubashkin, following a. The cover story in this months issue of zman magazine is about sholom rubashkin. How the forward covered sholom rubashkin the forward. Trump commuted the prison sentence of sholom rubashkin, an. Pidyon shivuyim is one of the greatest forms of tzedakah possible. Agriprocessors, a kosher meatpacking plant in postville, iowa, was founded by. Trumps clemency for sholom rubashkin has few political benefits but it does anger the establishment, says jake novak. Unity for justice is a worldwide project, initiated to facilitate the liberation of sholom mordechai rubashkin from prison. Reynolds write that president obama should pardon sholom rubashkin, an executive at the postville, iowa. Zman the rubashkin story from az yaakov astors blog. There had been no indications i was aware of that the former owner and ceo of what had been the largest kosher meat processing plant in the country was on his way to tasting freedom. Watch the video that united the whole jewish music industry.
Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. How sholom rubashkin can redeem himself the forward. Download song in high quality format here just 99 cents. For sholom rubashkin, life after prison isnt likely to include a return to the site of his downfall. How sholom rubashkins supporters got trump to commute his sentence lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, prominent lawyers and orthodox. A moving video shown at the 1st anniversary celebration for sholom mordechai rubashkin recounts the worldwide effort to help him in his.
Very cute video it makes u smile but i think they misspelled hashem at the end. Prosecutors will ask for essentially a life sentence, while a lot of other people, including a number of former u. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. Jewish communities around the world are dancing in joy for the release of the meth messiah. Up next rubashkin plant revisited part one duration.
President trumps release of former kosher meatpacking boss sholom rubashkin inspires a range of reaction in the iowa. Sholom mordechai rubashkin born october 30, 1959 is an american businessman and the former ceo of agriprocessors, a nowbankrupt kosher. But now, thanks to a kind donor, you can get this mitzvah, plus walk away with a dollar of the rebbe. Rubashkin surviving prison is a heroic act in itself the. Although plant manager sholom rubashkin, rubashkin s son, bore the brunt of the legal consequences following the raid, rubashkin was fined for labor. A mockery of justice sholom rubashkin received a staggering 27year sentence for a firsttime, nonviolent commercial offense of which there was no victim. Although his story is ostensibly wellknown in observant circles, the truth is that many people do not really know what went on and is going on. Over a thousand people attended an event marking the one year anniversary of r. In honor of the first anniversary of sholom mordechai rubashkin s release from prison, a group of bochurim reenacted his legal troubles from the kosher meat plant in iowa and the commutation by president donald trump. Many since his release have accepted him as the promised jewish messiah. Whereas sholom rubashkin was convicted, in the united states district court for the northern district of iowa on an indictment docket no. A moving video shown at the 1st anniversary celebration for sholom mordechai rubashkin recounts the worldwide effort to help him in his plight and the joyous and unified joy at his miraculous release.
Postville, ia prorubashkin print and video ads launched. Download pdf clemency records department of justice. Photos like this, of agriprocessors ceo sholom rubashkin, are reverberating in crown heights. Sholom rubashkin unlikely to return to postville, iowa. Open letter from r sholom mordechai rubashkin, the baal haness view this post on instagram. When my wife told me about the release of sholom mordechai rubashkin, my first response was, fake news. The decision to intervene on behalf of sholom rubashkin came at the urging of numerous members of. In 1981, rubashkin married leah goldman and spent a year learning in kollel. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available.
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