Monday, July 4, 2011  Kareem Abdul Jabbar's Father Did Not
Rescue Rabbi Lau  A few weeks ago I posted about a false story
doing the rounds telling of how former chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir
Lau was rescued by the pope. Now there is another story doing
the rounds, this time  claiming that Harav Lau was rescued from
Buchenwald concentration camp by the father of Basketball player
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:  The former NBA star is making a film about
none other than World War II, and will honor the final wish of
his father. You see, Ferdinand L. Alcindor Sr., had one dying
wish. He requested that his son visit Israel and meet the little
boy that he personally rescued from Buchenwald and turned into a
prominent Rabbi. This Rabbi is none other than Rabbi Lau! This
story has been debunked by none other than…Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
 I have heard this amazing tale about your dad and a boy he
helped liberate from a concentration camp at the end of World
War II. Would you mind recounting briefly the story of Rabbi Lau
and your dad?