Disciples of the Lubavitcher hassidic movement throughout the world today marked the 150th anniversary of the death of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, the first Lubavitcher Rebbe and founder of the Chahad Lubavitcher movement, it was reported today at Lubavitcher headquarters here.
Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, the current Lubavitcher Rebbe, now heads the worldwide Chabad movement whose far reaching influence reached in addition to the United States and Canada, also Brazil, Argentina, England, France, Denmark, Italy, Australia, Africa and through its tremendous work of activity in Israel, penetrates deeply, directly or indirectly, into Jewish life in all parts of the world.
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