School was not conducted on Saturday. on the sabbath. when most of the day was devoted to prayer in the synagogue. One incident which still remains with Admiral Rickover occurred during the RussoJapanese War cf 1905. A company of Russian soldiers were marching through the village wearing white trousers. They needed a place to sleep. so the students were chased out of the school. Meanwhile. the admirals father had emigrated to the United States. As soon as enough money had been saved. he sent a steamship ticket for the family. Admiral Rickover remembers riding in a covered wagon to the boider between Russia and Germany.
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