I happen to be related to Rabbi mendelovitz and always held in high esteem many of his teachings .however I was also very close to the Satmar rov for many many years I feel is an absolutely disgrace in 2024 to quote Rabbi mendelowitz’s quotations if they were actually made by him. There is absolutely no comparison in greatness geoines and kedusha between Rabbi mendelowitz and the satmar rov. If some of those quotes are actually authentic and true it just comes to prove that he had a very restricted understanding of the greatness of the Satmar rav. In 1948 there were many many great Jewish leaders much greater than Rabbi mendelovitz that made the same mistake and thought that they had a grasp of the real situation that befell kllal yisroel. Like many great Jewish leaders at that time were hoping that The establishment of the Medina perhaps could develop to be a step closer to the end of the galus. However now in 2024 it is so evident that no one had the foresight that the Satmar rov had and none of the other great leaders were even remotely on the level of understanding of what transpired to Kllal Israel. Rabbi M. Thought that he has answers to refute Satmar rovs opinion. He wasn’t the only one that thought that thought there is another valid side to the coin all the doubts and all was finally answered in the monumental work of his safer Ve’Joel Moshe where he brings down many many of the different views and proves the fallacy within them. Bottom line as a relative of Rabbi M. I feel that it is a terrible dishonor to him to bring forth quotes that at that time were thought to have any validity to them and now all agree the opposite. My view and feeling is that all those that had any connection and authority to put those quotes in a book in today’s days have to go to his caver and ask for Mechila for quoting him in today’s days without his full permission to do so.
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