Ground was broken today for a $2,000,000 complex of buildings to house the new headquarters of the United Lubavitcher Yeshivoth to be built in Brooklyn, to be named for the various cities in Europe where branches of Lubavitch were among the Jewish communities destroyed by the Nazis. The new building will include facilities for the elementary, high-school and rabbinical seminary departments of Lubavitch.
Among the thousands of persons taking part in the ceremonies were Senators Kenneth Keating and Jacob Javits; Congressman Emanuel Celler of New York; Paul Screvane, president of the City Council; Abe Stark, Borough President of Brooklyn; and Louis Kaplan, Investigations Commissioner for the City of New York.
Established in the United States 23 years ago, the United Lubavitcher Yeshivoth maintains branches throughout the world with a total enrollment of more than 15,000 students.
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