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At the “March of the Living” in Hungary, thousands of Jews marked 80 years since the Holocaust, in which over 550,000 Hungarian Jews were murdered. During the march, a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor asked to put on tefillin for the first time in his life • Full Story, Photos
In a historic move, the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine, has honored the memory of IDF Sergeant Alexey (Asher) Neykov by renaming a street in his honor. Neykov, a Kharkiv native, sacrificed his life to save dozens of children during a terrorist attack on a school bus in Gush Katif • Full Story, Photos
On the eve of Pesach, the Ukrainian nuclear city inaugurated a new Mikvah that will serve the Jewish families in the city. The dedication of the Mikvah also became a celebration for the locals, who see this construction as a symbol of life and hope, especially given the fact that many fled the city due to relentless attacks. Following the situation, a shelter was dug beneath the Mikvah to ensure the safety of visitors. The city’s rabbi and Shliach, Rabbi Nachum Erentroy, remains optimistic: “Today, our community has a more boutique, more familial atmosphere.” • Full Story, Photos
Although three years of ongoing tension have left their mark, the festival of Pesach was celebrated across Ukraine—in hundreds of locations and by tens of thousands—with a strong sense of freedom, hope, and Jewish pride • Full Story, Photos
As per the Rebbe’s instructions and in honor of 18 Nissan – the birthday of the Rebbe’s father, a Kinus Torah was held on Thursday in Beis Chaya Mushka in Paris. The divrei Torah were given by among others, R’ Levi Kahn and R’ Elchanan Morozov and by local Temimim • Photos, Video
Twenty-one rockets hit the electricity in Kharkiv, Ukraine on Friday morning plunging the city into a blackout. The question on everyone’s mind was would the Jews of Kharkiv have “light and joy” on Purim? The subways were at a standstill and the streets at night pitch black But that didn’t stop hundreds of the Jews in Kharkiv, young and old, from coming to celebrate Purim in Royal Style! • Full Story, Photos, Video
Yidden across Paris celebrated Purim at over 200 Chabad Houses across Paris, and it’s the surrounding suburbs, to celebrate Purim in high fashion, complete with costumes, as they read the Megillah and gave out Mishloach Manos to their friends and family, and generously gave Matonas Le’evyonimm, and more. The preparations were done by Beis Lubavitch led by Rabbi Shlomo Azimov • Photos, Video
Boris Johnson, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, visited the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center in Kyiv. During his visit, he extensively explored the facilities of this symbolic place • Full Story, Photos
On Motzei Shabbos Parshas Teruma, a unique Melava Malka took place in honor of the graduates of Cheder Lubavitch of Paris at the Beis Haya Mushka hall in Paris. The guest of honor was Rabbi Raphael Cohen • Photos
Two years into the crisis in Ukraine, the ‘Simcha’ Jewish community in Kyiv, under the leadership of Rabbi Moti and Mrs. Devorah Levenharts, has achieved a remarkable milestone with the inauguration of a magnificent new Mikvah to serve its thriving community • Full Story, Photos
Shamai Chein (Ben R’ Yossi) – Crown Heights to Gitty Staschower – Montreal Canada
L’Chaim: tonight (Sunday), in Ulam Chana, 556 Crown st.
Baby boy to R’ Yossi and Shiffy Rapp (nee Raichik) – Crown Heights
Shneor Zalman Eidelman – Crown Heights, to Devorah Leah Liberow – Flatbush
L’Chaim: Sunday, Jun 23, in ULY, small hall
Baby Boy to Yehoshua & Freidy Korenblit (nee Gurkow)