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Quarrels keep Vilnius synagogue closed

Sep 02, 2004
By Milda Seputyte

VILNIUS-The only practicing synagogue in Vilnius was closed on Aug. 30 for the third time this year due to unresolved arguments between the Jewish Community of Lithuania and the Chabad Lubavitch organization.On Aug. 25 the Vilnius synagogue opened to host an evening memorial for Moshe Kouscevitzky, a famous Jewish cantor, in connection with the second World Litvak (Lithuanian Jewish) Congress. But immediately after the concert a new row broke out between Chabad Lubavich followers and members of ...

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