THE MATRIARCH OF THE COURT IN LUBAVITCH

Milestones in the turbulent life of Rebbetzin Rivka, wife of the Rebbe Maharash, who administered the court of Lubavitch and was a model of a Chassida-mekusheres. She looked out for everyone in need, and her expertise in the stories of the history of Chabad and the chain of the Rebbeim became the basis of the Memoirs written by her grandson, the Rebbe Rayatz. The Rebbetzin was the first mother of the T’mimim and many Lubavitch girls are educated in schools named for her. * Presented for Yud Shvat, the day of her passing

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The Story of the First Beth Rivkah in Europe

In the fourth installment of this series we presented a letter from 1947 which discusses the first steps of the Beth Rivkah girls’ School which was established in France for the children of the refugees, the first Chabad girls’ school in the European continent. In this ninth installment we return to the story of Beth Rivkah in France, and the support of the American Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) to this project. This installment covers the 1950’s plans for the teachers’ seminary, and the 1960’s expansion

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