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    "ocrText": "- 2 -\nLubavitch in America was not content with merely one Yeshiva,\nGraduates of the Central Lubavitcher Yeshivah in Brooklyn, N. Y. have\nhelped to establish branch Lubavitcher Yeshivoth in various communities\nall over the country. Lubavitcher students hold aloft the banner of\nTorah wherever they settle. They are imbued with that strong resolve\nto continue our age old and eternal Jewish traditions and values in\nthis beloved and blessed America. The young men who have studied in\nthe Lubavitcher Yeshivoth arenot only Torah conscious and filled with a\nspirit of self-sacrifice for Judaism, but are also pioneers for these\nideals. These intelligent young men rekindle the spark of Judaism in\nthe most distant Jewish communities and reawaken them to an active\nparticipation in Jewish life,\nThe work of the UNITED LUBAVITCHER YESHIVOTH has given a greater\nimpetus to Traditional Judaism in our midst. These Yeshivoth have\nalso awakened others to greater efforts and more concrete activity in\nJewish Education and their responsibilities for the future of Judaism\nin this country and other lands.\nWe, who are living in a most glorious period in the history of\nthe Jewish People and have been privileged to see the establishment of\nthe State of Israel, must now more than ever before devote ourselves\nto the furtherance of Jewi sh religious education, the cornerstone of\nJewish life, which is most essential for the flourishing of Jewish life\nin America and throughout the world. The future of Judaism in America\nis now in our hands, and we must be ready to meet the demands of the\nhour! Let us help to rear a new generation imbued with the highest\nand best in Judaismi\nMuch has already been accomplished by our UNITED LUBAVITCHER\nYESHIVOTH since that historic day, that memorable 19th of March 1940,\nwhen the Lubavitcher Rabbi of blessed memory arrived in New York harbor.\nThe dreams of 1940 have become a reality in 1951. Unwilling to\ncompromise with adverse conditions, the Lubavitcher Rabbi proceeded to\nfound one Yeshivah after another, both elementary and advanced, on a\nscale hitherto unheard of and which challenged the imagination,\nThe crown and glory of the UNITED LUBAVITCHER YESHIVOTH in the\nUnited States is the Central Lubavitcher Yeshivah which was established\nin March 1940 in Brooklyn, N. Y. It was granted its charter by the\nBoard of Regents of the New York State Education Department at Albany\non Jan. 17, 1941. Rabbinical Degrees (Semicha) are granted by its\nRabbinical Seminary upon the authorization empowered to it by the\nNew York State Education Department. This school is housed in a large\nand imposing five story building located at Bedford Avenue corner Dean\nStreet in Brooklyn, N. Y. This edifice affords ample facilities for\nclassrooms, English and Hebrew Libraries, dormitories, gymnasium and\nother accomodations. Students from all over the world, including\nIsrael, Canada, Europe, India and many countries of Iatin America are\nin attendance at this Central Lubavitcher Yeshivah. Students from\nvarious parts of the United States are pursuing advanced Jewish studies\nat this Yeshivah. The more advanced students are preparing for the\nRabbinate. Many of our graduates now occupy important Rabbinical\npositions throughout the world, The elementary division offers both\nreligious and secular instruction (8 years). The intermediate division\nconducts a course of studies in Hebrew religious subjects and four years\nof secular instruction in the English High School Department. About\n98% of the students receive three meals daily at the Central Lubavitcher\nYeshivah, with only 14% paying for this service, In addition, clothing,\ndormitory, medical and dental care are furnished to the needy students\nfree of charge.\n(over)"
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