From Days Gone By: Kingston Ave. in the Mid ‘80s
This photo depicts the scene of a summer’s day on Kingston Avenue in the mid 1980s. Can you identify anyone in the photo?
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Chovevei Torah Smicha Students Pose for Group Photo
Bochurim in the Smicha Program at Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim “Chovevei Torah” in Crown Heights pose for a group photo after they successfully completed their studies in the laws of Issur V’heter (Kashrus).
Picture of the Day: French Twins Donate DVDs
Just in time for summer vacation, one of the Twins from France stopped by the offices of the Friendship Circle of Brooklyn to donate hundreds of their latest DVDs to be enjoyed by all the families of the Friendship Circle over the summer months. The gift was heartily accepted by FC director Berel Majesky, himself a twin.
Picture of the Day: Kingston Ave. Bike Lane Takes Shape
Some awaited it, some dreaded it, but after many months of speculation, the controversial Kingston Ave. bike lane is finally taking shape. Last night, clear markings were put in place by the NYC Dept. of Transportation indicating that a portion of one of Crown Heights’ busiest thoroughfares is now reserved for bicyclists.
Picture of the Day: Mashpia Utilizes Stopover in Manchester
A CrownHeights.info reader captured this photo in the Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Machester, UK, yesterday. Renowned Maggid Shiur Rabbi Moshe Wolberg engages in animated conversation with Rabbi Zalman Gopin, Mashpia in the Yeshiva of Kfar Chabad, Israel, who farbernged for the Yeshiva students during a stopover in Manchester en-route to New York for Gimmel Tammuz.
From Days Gone By: Oholei Torah, 1987
In this photo, taken in 1987, a group of Oholei Torah students lines up before class. Can you identify those in the photo?
Picture of the Day: Ice Pops for the Cure
A small group of Crown Heights children was spotted on Friday selling ice pops to passersby on the corner of Kingston Ave. and Carroll St. The aim of the sale was to raise money for a Jewish girl in California, Menucha Rochel bas Gila Elka, who is battling Yeneh Machlah and needs a speedy and complete recovery.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe as he leaves a Farbrengen in 1987.
Picture of the Day: A Gift for the Governor
Rabbi Yossi Lipsker presents Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and First Lady Lauren Baker with a Menorah and the Lamplighter Award at Chabad of the North Shore of Boston’s 23rd anniversary gala dinner.
From Days Gone By: Beis Rivka, Mid 1980s
A classroom-full of girls study diligently in this 30-year-old photo from Beis Rivka, taken in the mid 1980s. Can you identify anyone in the photo?
Senator Lieberman Menachem Avel the Klein Family
Former Connecticut United States Senator Joseph Lieberman was menachem avel the Klein family earlier today, who is sitting Shiva after the passing of their father Rabbi Binyomin Klein OBM, one the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s trusted secretaries.
Morristown Semicha Program Poses for Group Photo
Bochurim enrolled in the Semicha program at the Rabbinical College of America in Morristown, NJ posed for a group photo together with the schools dean Rabbi Moshe Herson and the Menahel Ruchni Rabbi Chaim Schapiro.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe during the distribution of Kos Shel Bracha, 1987.
From Days Gone By: Early Morning in 770, 1987
In this photo, taken in 1987, several Chassidim gather in 770 in the early hours of the morning to study Chassidus and farbreng together. Can you identify anyone in the photo?
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe davening in the spring of 1987.
Brunoy Graduates Pose for Traditional Group Photo
The graduating students of Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch in Brunoy, France posed for a group portrait outside the Yeshiva’s campus in the outskirts of Paris today.
From Days Gone By: A Higher Force
Jewish members of the U.S. Military put on Tefilin and say a prayer with the assistance of several Lubavitch Chassidim, circa early 1970s. Can you identify anyone in the photo?
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