In 1941, in the midst of World War II, Malin declined an invitation to immigrate to the United States, extended to him by Rabbi Avraham Kalmanowitz. Instead, he fled from Nazi-occupied Europe and followed the Mir Yeshiva into exile in Shanghai, China.
In 1941, during World War II, Malin declined an invitation to immigrate to the United States, offered by Rabbi Avraham Kalmanowitz. He instead escaped from Nazi-occupied Europe and followed the Mir Yeshiva into exile in Shanghai, China.