Tens of thousands of followers of the late Lubavitcher rebbe commemorated his ninth yahrzeit.
On July 3, tens of thousands of people, mostly Chabad-Lubavitchers, visited the Queens, N.Y., grave of Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who led the movement for 44 years, transforming it into a major Torah outreach movement around the world.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
