Reb Aharon Yaakov Diskin was exiled to Kasil-Arda, a village not far from Alma Ata, and he made acquaintance with Reb Levik. When he shared some stories during a farbrengen, the Rebbe became very emotional.
Due to his activities in strengthening Yidishkeit in the town of Lubni, Reb Aharon Yaakov Diskin was arrested by the NKVD, and exiled to Kasil-Arda.
This desolate far-flung village was not far from Alma Ata, where the Rebbe’s father Reb Levik was exiled at the time, and Reb Aharon Yaakov made his acquaintance.
At the Chof Av Farbrengen 5713, commemorating Reb Leviks 9th Yartzeit, Reb Aharon Yaakov was present, and the Rebbe asked him to get up and describe the hardships that his father had to endure.
As he began to speak, the Rebbes’ expression transformed. With every story, the Rebbe became more emotional, and eventually began to weep.
The assembled felt compelled to request of him to shorten the storytelling, in order to withhold pain from the Rebbe.
From The Weekly Farbrengen by Merkaz Anash
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