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Helsinki Commission Urges State Department to Seek Return of Schneerson Collection
In a dramatic gesture in the Senate on Wednesday, Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kan), Chairman of the Helsinki Commission presiding over the hearings on the Schneerson…
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Purim In The Emerald Isle
Pubs filled as regular customers gathered and pints of Guiness were poured in anticipation of the Tel-Aviv vs. Ireland World Cup soccer qualifying match on…
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Purim at Cambridge Takes An Orwellian Turn
Six-foot tall roosters, a charming butterfly and dancing cows lumbered through Chabad of Cambridge’s backyard barnyard for their Animal Farm Purim celebration. Under plastic bats…
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1300 Students Celebrate Purim With Chabad at Columbia U
“Judaism’s all about breaking barriers, transcending limits, and that’s really the idea here behind my music,” said Matisyahu, renowned Hassidic-reggae singer, to a crowd of…
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A Queen, A King, A Hero and a Villain: Purim Celebrations Abound
As Purim revelers in Branford, CT, munch on sour pickles with enough punch to provoke puckers, they will be stepping back in time at Chabad…
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Chabad Representative Awarded Prestigious Edmond Tenoudji Prize
The last time the Jewish community in Toulouse, France made news, it was the frightening report of hooligans opening fire on a kosher butcher shop.…
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West Coast Representatives Open Senate Session
When Rabbi Shlomo Cunin, director of Chabad activities in the state of California, opened the senate session Monday morning (March 14), he told the senators…
Sharansky Visits Lauder Chabad Campus in Vienna
A flock of kindergarten students at Vienna’s Lauder Chabad School filled the hallways waving hand-colored signs and homemade flags greeting Israeli Cabinet Minister Natan Sharansky…
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Jewish Education on the Rebound in Argentina
South America’s largest Jewish community is keeping its eyes peeled on the Wolfsohn School, a former flagship school of Argentina’s Conservative Jewish movement, which opened…
New Jewish Pre-School Opens In Potsdam
Jewish roots run deep here in this city situated some forty five minutes southwest of Berlin, where Stalin, Truman, and Churchill signed the Famous 1945…
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Concert Fundraiser for First West Coast School for Special Needs Children
When a concerned mother of three approached Rabbi Yossi and Esty Marcus of Chabad of S. Mateo, California, with a dilemma, they had no idea…
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New Chabad Center On Phuket Island
The beaches of Phuket Island, Thailand, sparkling with fresh sand flung ashore by the tsunami, stretch out against blue skies so gorgeous it’s easy to…
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Chabad’s Tidal Wave of Goodness
A CNN reporter once stood in the famous “dollar lines” that formed every Sunday outside of 770 Eastern Parkway. When his turn came and he…
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Lubavitch Headquarters Gears Up for Women’s Conference
A good percentage of Chabad Lubavitch Shluchim makes up the 40-something demographic. They’ve been at their work for 25 years now, and can’t help recall,…
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In Retrospect: 55 Years Ago Today
Today is a special date on the Hebrew calendar that brings thousands of visitors to the resting place of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M.…
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Restored Torahs Give New Life
It’s a match made in heaven. The “bridegrooms” are old Torah scrolls from defunct synagogues; scrolls that stand unused and forlorn in their lonely arks…
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New Volume in Chasidic Heritage Series Published
Have you ever had the desire to transform your inner self but weren’t really sure where to start? Well, you may soon receive some help…
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Ancient Jewish Community Embraces Full Time Rabbi
The city of Derbent, on the western shore of the Caspian Sea, is home to one of the most ancient Jewish communities in the Caucasus…
Chabad Dedicates Resources to Tsunami Relief Effort
The man from Finland won’t go back until he finds his wife and children. He saw them being carried out to sea by the tidal…
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TSUNAMI: Chabad Centers in Southeast Asia Main Address for Jewish Relief Effort
Representatives of Chabad-Lubavitch, the only Jewish service agency in Thailand, with centers in Bangkok, Chang Mai and Ko Samui, and Chabad of Bombay, India, have…
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Chabad Houses in Thailand Become Crisis Centers For Israelis
Thailand is a key destination for thousands of Israeli backpackers who go there to chill out after completing reserve duty in the Israeli Army. Following…
All For Roza From Cracow
A full-page by Lubavitch World Headquarters appeared in the A-section of today’s New York Times. The ad describes the massive scope and reach of Chabad-Lubavitch’s…
Sweden’s Court Rules In Beit Menachem Case
A stunning ruling by Sweden’s Supreme Court yesterday brought to a close the two-year struggle of a Jewish couple fighting to keep a small school…
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Illuminating Poland With the Lights of the Menorah
Cracow, Lodz, Warsaw—cities synonymous with vibrant Jewish populations that would find their bitter end in Auschwitz, Treblinka, Majdanek, draw thousands of Jewish visitors today. They…
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