The [6th] Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson (1880-1950) by Rabbi Y. Y. Jacobson A Vain Battle  If there was ever a battle fought in vain, this was it. Or at least, so it seemed at the time. The year is 1924. Vladimir Lenin, the father of the communist revolution, is dead; over 900,000 people pass through the Hall of Columns during the four days and nights