Rabbi Shmuel Raichik; Served for 5 Decades

Rabbi Shmuel Dovid Raichik, 89, who served the Los Angeles Jewish community for five decades. After his escape from Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II, he was sent to Los Angeles as the personal emissary of the chief rabbi of the Lubavitch movement. In addition to his work in the Los Angeles area, particularly with the Chabad Lubavitch organization, Raichik traveled extensively to work with Jewish communities throughout the world. He and his wife, Leah, had 10 children, all of whom are leaders in Jewish communities around the globe. On Wednesday in Los Angeles.