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Chabad’s Large Donors — Lev Leviev & Rohr Family https://t.co/aQAFmLlz8z

https://twitter.com/drandelson/status/1571751895794094081

“Shortly after the fall of the Iron Curtain, he [Sami Rohr] began investing in Eastern Europe as his son, NCH Capital founder and co-managing partner George Rohr, began investing in the former Soviet Union’s embryonic markets.”

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“Philanthropist Gennady (Zvi Hirsch) Bogolubov, one of the biggest supporters of Chabad shluchim worldwide, will be the guest speaker at the banquet of the Kinus Hashluchim.”

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“Harvard Chabad announces the establishment of the Harvard Chabad Endowment for Jewish Leadership, with a $5,000,000 gift by Jackie and Omri Dahan.”

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Chabad's largest donor George Rohr, in his first interview since the economic crisis, said: "We should do everything we can not to cut or to eliminate - to reduce, yes - but for the purpose of coming back, healthier and better in the future."

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“Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky said he sees the economic recession as a “test.” He pointed to the continued dedication, despite real limitations in the current economy, of pillars like Lev Leviev, George Rohr, and Gennady Bogolubov.”

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“The new Brit clinic in Moscow, a division of the Rambam Multidisciplinary Medical Center, was dedicated by the family in memory of their patriarch, Sami Rohr, of blessed memory.”

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US Congress Honors Chabad Scholar (2020)
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“To the best of my knowledge, this is the first time in the nation’s history that the Congressional Record discussed the Talmud” Rabbi Meni Even-Israel said “this definitely can be described as a real dirah b’tachtonim.” https://t.co/kTiSnr4yOg

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“Special recognition was given to Levi Leviev, President of the FJC in Russia and the Ohr Avner Foundation, who was the lead donor behind the revival of Jewish life in the former Soviet Union, along with the Rohr family.”

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“Two and a half months after the start of the war in Ukraine, a delegation of shluchim to Ukraine met with Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky and philanthropist George Rohr, to prepare for a gradual return to the country.”

https://t.co/Uaxw8HkqCx https://t.co/7ocnJXpPAjanash.org/in-meeting-wit…

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"A packed house of rabbis, diplomats, government officials and Jewish community members presided over the historic dedication of the first synagogue to open in Basel, Switzerland, since 1929."


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International Conference of Chabad Emissaries (2022) — EDISON, N.J.
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Rohr shares how he discovered some notes for a speech his late father Sami Rohr was planning to give at the Kinus Hashluchim and explains why he supports and partners with Chabad.

https://t.co/ZAIOueL2m3 https://t.co/loVC9gVpUvchabad.org/news/article_c…

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“After moving to Paris with his family following the war, Rohr left in 1950 for Colombia, where his aunt was then living. There he became a real estate magnate, almost single-handedly developing the west side of the city.”

https://t.co/A4DKbNzHmf https://t.co/pUtantGWsvforward.com/news/160793/sa…

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Saluting the Rohr Family
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“Our task is to light up souls of Jews, to light up thousands of candles regardless of how difficult it is. Rohr in Hebrew are the same letters as Reb Ohr.”

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Short Film: Hidden Treasure — Four Incredible Stories of the Lubavitcher Rebbe; George Rohr

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“Initiating the presence of, and partnering with the work of, emissaries of the Rebbe in hundreds of cities across the world, Mr. Rohr funded a veritable renaissance of Jewish life.”

Tribute to Mr. Sami Rohr: https://t.co/GJbJTBnyfI https://t.co/eZCi3E1Ijv https://t.co/ihJ6CbpBWAcollive.com/avraham-fried-…

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