A new Jewish community center is being inaugurated in Cyprus. Funded by the Rohr family of Miami and New York, the Chabad-sponsored center, located in Larnaca, includes the island’s only synagogue. Israel’s Ashkenazi chief rabbi, Yona Metzger, and local dignitaries were expected for this week’s inauguration.
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