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I think there have been many rabbis over the generations who have done so. One particular example which comes to mind is Rav Elchanan Wasserman, Hy"d. He was visiting the United States just befor...
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#1: Initial revision
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Miriam
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2020-11-07T21:58:17Z (about 4 years ago)
I think there have been many rabbis over the generations who have done so. One particular example which comes to mind is Rav Elchanan Wasserman, Hy"d. He was visiting [the United States](https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/rabbi-elchanan-wasserman) just before WWII broke out to fundraise. People there begged him not to return to Europe, but he insisted on going back to share whatever fate would befall his yeshiva. You can read [here](https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/general/54188/harav-yitzchok-grodzinsky-recalls-the-last-moments-of-hagon-rav-elchonon-wasserman-hyd-before-his-murder.html) the account of how he prepared to die al kiddush Hashem. Likewise there is an account there of how Rav Avraham Grodzensky did so too.