The 17th of Elul marks the yahrzeit of the legendary chossid R’ Meir Itkin, about whom the Rebbe said: “he knows how to do a favor for another Yid”. Read a short biography of his life. By M. for Anash.org Reb Meir Itkin was born to his parents, R’ Chaim Schneur Zalman and Sheina Itkin, on the 20th of Tammuz, 5671 (1911). His birthplace was the vaunted town of Nevel, a legendary “shtetl” in Russia known for its historically large population of devoted, fiery Chassidim. On the 29th of Adar 5680 (1920) as R’ Chaim Schneur Zalman was returning to...