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    "ocrText": "- 3 -\nBranch Yeshivoth have been founded in several cities throughout\nthe United States. In Canada, the Lubavitcher Yeshivah of Montreal\nnow has an enrollment of more than 650 students and is the largest\ninstitution of its kind in the Dominion, where it is an important\nfactor for Judaism and Jewish Learning.\nLubavitcher Yeshivoth in the State of Israel are located in the\ncities of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Lydda as well as in the village of\nKfar Chabad. An elementary school has also been established in the\nnew Lubavitcher colony of Kfar Chabad. This settlement was founded in\nthe State of Israel over a year ago for the many refugee families that\nhave escaped from the Soviet Union where they suffered persecution on\naccount of their observance of Judaism, and now have found a safe haven\nin Israel to live as Jews. Our organization is indeed proud of its part\nin establishing this first Lubavitcher agricultural colony in Israel\nwith the cooperation of the Jewish Agency and the Government of Israel.\nLast but not least, the large and important Lubavitcher Yeshivah\nand Rabbinical Seminary near Paris in France, is serving the religious\nneeds not only of the Jews of France but also of Western Europe. It\nis an important influence in the reconstruction of Jewish religious\nlife in Europe.\nThe sudden passing of the Lubavitcher Rabbi of blessed memory on\nthe 10th of Shevat 5710 (Jan. 28, 1950) overwhelmed the administration\nand the students of the United Lubavitcher Yeshivoth. Each and every\nstudent was affected by his passing, for to many of them the Lubavitcher\nRabbi had been like a father and had taken a personal interest in their\nwelfare and inspired them all with his indomitable Jewish spirit.\nThe administration of the UNITED LUBAVITCHER YESHIVOTH is deeply\nconsçious of the great responsibility which now rests upon its shoulders\nIt recognizes that the path the late Lubavitcher Rabbi of blessed\nmemory trod is the proper one, namely, to augment Yeshivoth and to ever\nwiden the scope and activity of this network of Lubavitcher Yeshivoth\nthrough the continuous founding of such institutions in this country\nand other lands. Such was the great and adrent ambition of the late\nLubavitcher Rabbi to his very last day.\nThe UNITED LUBAVITCHER YESHIVOTH are making young American Jews\nproud of their great heritage, anxious to continue the study of Torah\nand Jewish Knowledge, and to fit themselves for service and participa-\ntion in the life of our various Jewish communities everywhere.\nIndividual Jews as well as congregations and communities all over\nthe country have rallied to the support of these UNITED LUBAVITCHER\nYESHIVOTH. Scholarships have been established for needy students,\ntablets have been erected in honor of special events or in memory of a\nloved one. Many Jews follow that ancient and noble Jewish tradition\nand remember the UNITED LUBAVITCHER YESHIVOTH when they write their\nWills and thus make the cause of Torah the object of their generosity\nafter their lifetime.\nThe Jews of America are not content in only praising these\noutstanding institutions of Torah, but will continue to give adequate\nexpression and appreciation to their understanding of the great work of\nthe UNITED LUBAVITCHER YESHIVOTH through their loyal and active support.\n*\nUNITED LUBAVITCHER YESHIVOTH\nBEDFORD AVENUE CORNER DEAN STREET\nBROOKLYN 16,\nN.\nY."
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