Which Rabbi died during the Einsatzgruppen executions?

Question

their was a rabbi that died but as he was shot he comforted others, encouraging them to face death with dignity and giving them the rights so that they die as sacrifices not as murdered.

any ideas?

Answer 1

Many rabbis went to their deaths at the hands of the Eisatzgruppen units. It would be difficult without knowing what is the source or basis for your question to identify one among hundreds. As kommando leaders entered a town they immediately assembled what they called a Jewish Council of Elders made up from 10 to 25 Jews, according to the size of the town. These Jews, usually the more prominent ones, and always including a Rabbi, were instructed to register the Jewish population of the community for the purpose of resettlement. The registration completed, the Jews were ordered to appear at a given place, or vehicles went to their homes to collect them. Then they were transported into the woods and shot. The last step of the kommando in closing the books in the whole transaction was to call on the Council of Elders, express appreciation for their cooperation, invite them to mount the truck standing outside, drive them to the same spot in the woods, and shoot them, too.