Vienna’s Jewish Renaissance
Number 37 Zirkusgasse looks like many of the other nondescript buildings in Vienna’s second district. But the apartment house holds particular pathos for Fritz Bittman who was born in its cellar in 1944.
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Camel riding in Tangier
Julio, Mustafa and Chaim!
It sounds like the start of a good joke, but it isn’t. It’s the one line that best describes my insightful realization on a recent family trip to Europe and Africa.
University Students Renew their Commitment to Judaism in Poland
Dov Landau, a Holocaust survivor gave a first-hand account of the horrors of Auschwitz to Chabad on Campus International’s Living Links trip. The 89-year-old led a group of 65 university students and staff through the very concentration camp he was interned in during the war.
‘Do It for Little Yehuda Leib’
In a heartfelt open letter to the community, Rabbi Avraham and Shayna Granat, Shluchim to Coral Springs, FL, express a unique request on behalf of their special son, Yehuda Leib, who passed away this morning – shortly after the letter was written – at 13 days old.
Chabad moved in across the way from Hitler’s penthouse apartment in 1993. In the years since, it has become a magnet for Jewish residents and tourists. Photo: Mitya Kolomiyets.
The Menorah Across From Hitler’s House
The Chabad center in Munich, Germany, seems like thousands of others in 100 countries and territories around the globe. Located in the center of town, it is the site of busy Jewish activity—prayers, holiday celebrations, Torah classes—from morning until evening. What sets it apart is that it sits directly across the street from the nine-room luxury apartment at Prinzregentenplatz 16, which became home to Adolf Hitler in 1929.
L.A.’s Jewish Mayor Lights Menorah and Dons Tefilin
On the first light of Chanukah, a memorable celebration took place at the city hall of the second largest city in the United States: Los Angeles. In attendance was the head Shliach of the West Coast, Rabbi Boruch S. Cunin, the first Jewish mayor of the city, Eric Garcetti, and many other prominent officials.
Leshana Tovah Belimud HaChasidus ve Darchei HaChasidus, Tikosaivu VeTichosaimu!
Today, Yud Tes Kislev, “The Rosh Hashanah of Chassidus,” marks 219 years since the release of the Alter Rebbe, R. Schneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of Chasidus Chabad, from prison in the year 5559 (1798). This year also marks 205 years since the Alter Rebbe's Histalkus. In honor of this auspicious day, which is referred to by Chasidim as the “Holiday of Holidays," Farbrengens are being held around the world!
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Leshana Tovah Belimud HaChasidus ve Darchei HaChasidus, Tikosaivu VeTichosaimu!
Today, Yud Tes Kislev, “The Rosh Hashanah of Chassidus,” marks 219 years since the release of the Alter Rebbe, R. Schneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of Chasidus Chabad, from prison in the year 5559 (1798). This year also marks 205 years since the Alter Rebbe’s Histalkus. In honor of this auspicious day, which is referred to by Chasidim as the “Holiday of Holidays,” Farbrengens are being held around the world!
The central Yud Tes Kislev farbrengen in Kfar Chabad, Israel, drew thousands, including high-profile dignitaries from a cross spectrum of Israeli society. The event was also broadcast on the radio and surreptitiously listened to by Jews in the Soviet Union.
Memories: Secret 19 Kislev Gatherings in 1960s’ Moscow
For more than 200 years in Chabad-Lubavitch communities around the world—in the best of circumstances and the worst—these early winter days have been dedicated to preparing for the Chassidic holiday of Yud Tes Kislev, the 19th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev.
Rabbi Mendy Harlig with Cindy Rosen, center, and Wendy Rosen. granddaughters of Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, the charming and notorious Jewish mob figure widely recognized as the visionary behind modern Las Vegas.
Bugsy Siegel’s Daughter Gets a Jewish Burial
The rabbi thought nothing of the Flamingo Hotel as he passed it on his way to a Las Vegas area hospice. Despite the glitz and glimmer that draws people to the desert city—and the grimy edge that sometimes keeps them there for good—Las Vegas is a big place, home to real people with real (and regular) lives, and Rabbi Mendy Harlig was on his way last week to do what rabbis often do: meet with a Jewish woman breathing her last.
Uganda Becomes the 100th Country With Chabad
The landlocked East African country of Uganda is making Jewish history this year: It is the 100th country to welcome a permanent Chabad-Lubavitch presence in its midst.
Moscow Jewish Museum Marks 5 Years
From FJC.ru: The Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow celebrated its 5th birthday this week. Opening in 2012 with the initiative of FJC of Russia’s leadership, today the museum is an important part of cultural life in the Russian […]
100 Years: Looking Back at Life Under Communism
On the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, Footprints: Colorful Lives, Huge Impact, a new photo book by Dovid Zaklikowski, documents the struggles and victories of three Jewish families who lived under the Communist regime.
My Story Back in Time for the Kinus
After selling out twice, the third printing of JEM’s widely acclaimed My Story is back in stock from the printer in China. And right in time for the Kinus Hashluchim this week.
Jewish Life Blooms Again in Barcelona After 500 Years
On a warm August afternoon during peak tourist season, a van plowed into Las Ramblas a pedestrian, tree-lined mall in central Barcelona killing 14 people and injuring 100. In October, the Mediterranean city was once again making headlines, this time as tensions exploded between Catalonian separatists declaring independence and crackdowns by the Spanish government.
JPost Journalist Makes it to All 50 States
Around the world in 80 days? How about around the U.S. in 50 states? On Nov. 5, Jerusalem Post chief political correspondent Gil Hoffman made history as the first paid lecturer to speak about Israel in all 50 states. “There’s no way I could have gotten to all 50 states without Chabad,” he said.
Russia’s ‘Pope’ Visits Moscow Jewish Center
Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox church, visited the Jewish Museum of Tolerance adjacent to the Marina Roscha Synagogue in Moscow last week, where he was given a tour by Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar.
Photos: Judge to Rule on 770 Visits for Closer Look
New York State Supreme Court Judge Carolyn E. Wade, who is presiding over the litigation between Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch and the Gabo’im over ownership and control of 770, visited Crown Heights today to take a detailed tour of the building to get a better idea of its history and what’s at stake when she delivers her verdict.
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