New Engagement!
Meme Fridman (Milan, Italy) and Leah Tauber (Crown Heights)
Letter & Spirit: Betrayal of the Ukrainian Socialists
In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he describes the betrayal which Jewish socialists in Ukraine suffered on the part of their non-Jewish compatriots in the aftermath of the Russian civil war. 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.
Baby Boy!
Yossi and Mushky (nee Kaminetsky) Klein (Crown Heights)
From Days Gone By: Katzenelenbogen Family in USSR
The Katzenelenbogen family, together with its matriarch – the venerated Lubavitch heroine Mumeh Sarah, poses for a group portrait while still trapped behind the Iron Curtain.
Art Show Explores ‘Spiritual Defense’ of Holy Land
As the war raged on in Gaza this summer, many Jews from around the world asked themselves “what can I do to help my brothers and sisters in the Land of Israel?” There was an outpouring of love and support from many, with demonstrations, food drives for the IDF, donations and more.
A Kosher ‘Touchdown’ at Tennessee Tailgate Debut
To put it mildly, kosher tailgates are not common outside of Tennessee Vols games in Knoxville, Tenn., since every home game for at least a decade has taken place on Saturday, the Jewish day of rest.
Photos: Russia’s Chief Rabbi Tours the Far East
Rabbi Berel Lazar, chief rabbi of Russia, conducted a tour of the Jewish communities in the country’s far east, including Birobidjan, the autonomous Jewish region designated to be a ‘socialist Jewish homeland’ by Stalin.
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Yossi and Shaina (nee Hyams) Kahan (Crown Heights)
Man Brutally Attacked at Utica Ave. Subway Station
Police are searching for two men who are suspected of brutally beating a 45-year-old man inside the Utica Ave. subway station in Crown Heights.
Photos: Mitzvah Boulevard Stars Attend Film’s Premiere
Earlier this week, friends and family of the producers and children who lent their talents to the new “Mitzvah Boulevard #3 – Shabbos” DVD, were treated to a special screening of the new video at Lubavitcher Yeshiva.
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Mendy and Esther (nee Rosenfeld) Schapiro (Monroeville, PA)
Dog Excrement Smeared on Toronto Chabad Center
Toronto police are investigating whether an incident in which dog feces were smeared on the Bathurst Street entrance of the Beth Joseph Chabad is a hate-motivated crime.
Coffee at Dartmouth, One Cup At A Time
On a mild spring afternoon at a café in the small idyllic town of Hanover, New Hampshire, Rabbi Moshe Gray was holding his fifth cup of coffee of the day. Unlike the other patrons of the venue, mostly over-caffeinated Ivy League students cramming for exams, the Chabad rabbi was not trying to stay awake.
Man Who Shot Cop in Crown Heights Gets 25 Years
Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson today announced that a 29-year-old Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting a New York City Police Department officer in the leg after the cop and his partner, who were both in uniform, stopped the man for boarding a bus without paying his fare.
Jewish Man Killed by Ukrainian Rebels
A Jewish man was shot to death by pro-Russian insurgents in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, community leaders told The Jerusalem Post.
