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From Days Gone By: First Shluchim to Nepal, 1990

Two Lubavitcher Bochurim, the first ever sent to Nepal on Merkos Shlichus, speak to Jewish tourists on the streets of Kathmandu. Behind them are dozens soldiers, as the country was in the midst of a democratic revolution known as The 1990 People’s Movement. Can you identify those in the photo?

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    • Many things have changed

      Along with yeridas hadoros, it became necessary to make white shirts part of Chassidishe levushim.

      There were no cell phones everywhere back then. No Facebook or whatsapp. Etc etc.

  • Alevski and Spiegel

    Rabbi Asi Spiegel (Tzefat) R
    Rabbi Chaim Baruch Alevski (NY,NY) L

  • Former Melbourne YG Shliach

    The Bochurim in the picture are Asi Spigel (R) and Chaim Boruch Alevsky. However, they were not the first Bochurim sent to Nepal Dovid Bisk and Chaim Boruch Alevsky were in Nepal for Pesach 1989

    • The consulate that extended the passports

      For both Bisk and Spiegel so they can go on Shlichus was…… Brings back memories…

  • Can't identify the couple on the left

    The bochurim are Assi Spiegel and Chaim Boruch Alevsky

  • first

    i thought the first to make a seder were lisper ben berel with kastel they were only able to do make the first seder the second night they ran out of food

  • Chaim Boruch Alevsky

    A person totally devoted to helping others and never looking for kavod, credit or fame–whether it is his students, his mekuravim, or one of the many “cases” that pass through his family’s home and always receive love, warmth and a listening, caring ear. And I won’t even mention how long they end up staying–weeks, months, and you never hear CB or his family complain. The Kazen legacy of generosity, mesiras nefesh, and ibergegebenkeit to help another Yid–even b’gashmius–is alive and well.