Thousands gathered in New York City to mark the 10th anniversary of the Lubavitcher rebbe’s death. Some waited for hours Monday and Tuesday to enter the Queens cemetery where Menachem Mendel Schneerson is buried. Schneerson is credited with turning Chabad-Lubavitch into one of the most prominent public faces of Judaism worldwide.
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