Plans for an Orthodox village in Israel, sponsored by 17 Chassidic rabbis throughout the United States, were announced here today at a press conference.
The rabbis are all descendants of the Chassidic dynasty of Chernobl. The new village, to be located on a site near Tel Aviv, will be named Trisk-Chernobl. Negotiations are now underway with the Israel Government for the site. Chernobl is a Ukrainian townlet in the province of Kiev where the Chassidic sect was founded.
Rabbi Abraham Twersky, executive vice-president of the Trisk-Chernobl committee, said that the town will house some 500 families and that it will include light industries, seminaries, a synagogue and communal facilities. He said a special feature would be a center for retired persons where they could live comfortably and independently on their United States Social Security payments.
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