Lesson 1: Displaced

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A refugee is a person who has been suddenly and violently torn away from their natural habitat and thrust into a new and alien set of circumstances. Sounds familiar? While there are many things in the refugee’s experience that thankfully do not apply to our current situation, there are also certain elements to which we can definitely relate.

Our social connections—our extended families, our workplaces, our communities, and the public spaces where we interact with others—play a major role in nurturing our well-being and productivity. What happens when all this is suddenly taken from us? In a letter written by the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1944, the Rebbe explores this question by drawing from his personal experience as a refugee in Nazi-occupied France.