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From Days Gone By: Lubavitch Girls in the USSR
A group of Lubavitch girls living under the Stalin regime in the Soviet Union pose for a photograph, circa late 1930s. Can you identify anyone in the photo?
A group of Lubavitch girls living under the Stalin regime in the Soviet Union pose for a photograph, circa late 1930s. Can you identify anyone in the photo?
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In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he responds to a filmmaker regarding the depiction of biblical figures in film and other media. The letter was written through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by his son-in-law Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.
In commemoration of Rebbe’s 20th Yahrtzeit, the Jewish Museum of Berlin, in cooperation with the city’s Chabad Jewish Educational Center, hosted an evening of inspiration with Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, author of a biography on the Rebbe that has joined the New York Times Bestsellers list.
Hundreds of members of the Crown Heights community gathered this afternoon to pay their last respects to veteran California Shliach Rabbi Yosef Loschak, OBM, director of Chabad of S. Barbara, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 62.
On Tuesday, Gimmel Tammuz, campers and staff at Gan Yisroel in Parksville, NY spent the early hours of the day on their respective preparations in anticipation of a trip to the Ohel.
On Thursday, June 26, Merkos l’Inyonei Chinuch of Italy, the educational branch of Chabad in the southern European country, celebrated its first bagrut graduation ceremony in Milan.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations and parking meter regulations will be suspended on Friday, July 4, for Independence Day.
Just one day after the burial of the three murdered teenage boys, the parents of three boys became the subject of criticism from an unexpected source: the Satmar Rebbe.
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, who represents New York’s 9th district – which includes Crown Heights –, is among few members of Brooklyn’s congressional delegation that has not signed a bipartisan letter to President Obama demanding that he consult with congress and obtain its approval before striking any potential deal with Iran.
Update: CrownHeights.info has been notified that Rep. Clarke has signed the letter.
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, who represents New York’s 9th district – which includes Crown Heights –, is among few members of Brooklyn’s congressional delegation that has not signed a bipartisan letter to President Obama demanding that he consult with congress and obtain its approval before striking any potential deal with Iran.
Update: CrownHeights.info has been notified that Rep. Clarke has signed the letter.
Despite a fire less than 48 hours earlier, Bnos Chomesh Girls’ High School celebrated its 5th graduation on Sunday, 24 Sivan (June 22) with great joy.
Eight summer camps from across south Florida joined together for the annual ‘camp unity day’ event in honor of Gimmel Tammuz, which was held in the Dezer Car Museum. Rabbi Shmuly Gutnick of Chabad Youth Network of Florida organized two incredible programs, one for the girls’ and one for the boys’ camps.