Jewish Camp Unites Youngsters From Across Ukraine

Lugansk, Ukraine — The ‘Gan Israel’ Camp has wrapped up its 2007 season in Ukraine’s Lugansk Region. This is the seventh year in a row that children have had the opportunity to take part in this educational and spiritual health retreat.

Organized at the initiative of the Jewish community of Lugansk and under the leadership of Chief Rabbi of Lugansk Region Shalom Gopin and his wife Chana, the camp has gradually expanded from involving youngsters from this east Ukrainian region to also including kids from communities across the country.

JLI Launches New Groundbreaking Course on Israel in 250 Cities Worldwide

The Rohr JLI has just launched a worldwide marketing campaign for its upcoming course, entitled “The Land and the Spirit: Why We All Care about Israel”, scheduled to run after Tishrei in over 250 cities around the world.

Makes Its Relevance Known To A New Crop of Students

Princeton, NY — Princeton, Hofstra, Cambridge. At two of these universities, the 2007 Fall semester begins with the Chabad center in a new, larger space. At one, the rabbi will be dressed up like a chicken. Can you guess which one?

New Shluchim to Connecticut

Rabbi Shlame and Mrs Miriam Landa of Crown Heights will IYH be moving on Shlichus to Fairfield, CT where they will establish a new Chabad House serving the needs of the local Jewish Community.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Yehuda Leib Kantor and Rabbi Yisroel Deren.

The new Shluchim can be reached via e-mail at shlamelanda@gmail.com

CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their Shlichus!

Siberian Jewish Community Honors Heroes

Omsk, Russia — This week in Omsk, the ‘Achdut’ Newspaper issued by the local Jewish community held a meeting involving local Jews and 18 of their ‘heroes’. These individuals all seem to be familiar to local residents since these admirable individuals were all featured, one at a time, in the pages of ‘Achdut’ in the section “Interview of the Month” over the past two years.

US Soldier killed in Iraq Remembered

Cleveland, OH — Army Pfc. Daniel Agami was described as a fearless, patriotic soldier who never hesitated risking his life for his fellow soldiers.

Agami also had a love for Iraqi children. He gave them candy and toys, and helped build their schools. The children seemed to love him, too, his family said.