Oholei Torah Honors 60 Alumni

Upon escaping a vibrant European Jewry torn apart by Nazi atrocities to arrive in a deteriorating Jewish community threatened by American modernity, the Frierdiker Rebbe famously pronounced “America is nisht anderesh—America is no different”.

Today, on the 9th of Adar, 77 years since that defiant proclamation, Oholei Torah Educational Institute announces a list of 60 alumni to be recognized at an upcoming dinner for their tireless efforts in ensuring the materialization of this vision.

Oholei Torah’s Gala Dinner, culminating the school’s 60-year anniversary celebrations, will be held on Sunday, 3rd of Sivan–28th of May, in the Ballrooms of Oholei Torah Center.

The 60 alumni were nominated through a voting campaign beginning at the Kinus HaShluchim, and, despite the diverse fields they currently find themselves in—some Shlichus, some Rabbonus, some Chinuch and others business— they are united by the burning passion to be lamplighters and inspire others that was instilled within each one of them.

“The impact of Oholei Torah reaches every single home in the Chabad community worldwide,” said Rabbi Joseph Rosenfeld, Oholei Torah’s longstanding Executive Director. “The 60 years of Oholei Torah celebrates our success in producing results that are consistent and absolutely vital to the Rebbe’s vision of Uforatzta—spreading yiddishkeit throughout the world.”

Rabbi Nosson Blumes, Oholei Torah’s Director of Development, is the coordinator of this event. “It’s both amazing and heartwarming to see the accomplishments of these alumni,” he said. “The ties they have with Oholei Torah are still strong, and continue to inspire their activities.”

The Board of Directors of Oholei Torah hope to see many alumni, parents, friends, and supporters participate and show their support for this unprecedented Gala Event. For more information please contact 60@oholeitorah.com

Shmuel Altein Director, Jewish Learning Institute, Winnipeg Canada

Gershon Avtzon Founder and Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati, Ohio

Mendel Azimov Director, Beth Loubavitch, Paris France

Yechiel Baitelman Director, Chabad of Richmond Richmond, Canada

Manis Barash Director, Chabad Maharal Center, Prague, Czech Republic

Yosef Yitzchok Baumgarten Founder, Unzer Shul, Crown Heights

Mendy Begun Associate Rabbi, Tiferet Lubavitch St. Paulo, Brazil

Yissachar Shlomo Bistritzky Co-Director, Chabad Lubawitsch Hamburg

Dov Ber Blau Teacher, Oholei Torah Elementary School Brooklyn, New York

Chaim Block Director, Chabad Of San Antonio San Antonio, Texas

Yehuda Butman Director, Chabad of Ramat Hasharon Ramat Hasharon, Israel

Menachem M. Chanin Owner, Reliable Fast Cash Company, Brooklyn, New York

Shlomo Chein Director, Chabad of University of California, S. Cruz, California

Yossi Cunin Chabad of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills, California

Zalman Yuda Deitsch, a”h Dedicated by his children, Oholei Torah Graduates Brooklyn, New York

Zalman Moshe Drizin Director, Chabad of Kings Highway, Brooklyn, New York

Mordechai Dubrawsky Rabbi, Chabad of Rishon L’tzion, Rishon L’tzion, Israel

Mendel Duchman CEO, Nonie of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California

Eli Schulman Student Shliach, Melbourne Yeshiva Gedolah, Melbourne, Australia

Avraham Fried(man) Renown Chassidic Singer, Brooklyn, New York

Yossi Friedman Director of Research, Fidelity Industries, Brooklyn, New York

Shimon Fruendlich, Rabbi, Founder, Chabad of Beijing, Beijing, China

Menachem M. Gluckowsky Rabbi, Chabad Beis Din of Israel, Rechovot, Israel

Mendy Greenbaum Dean, Cheder Menachem, Los Angeles, California

Avremel Hartman, Director, Chabad House, Ho Chi Minh Vietnam

Alexander Heppenheimer Engineer, Axway Computer Services Brooklyn, New York

Gedalya Hertz Assistant Rabbi and Youth Director, Alpharetta, Georgia

Gavriel Holtzberg, Hy”d Founder, Chabad of Mumbai, India

Shlomo Horowitz Teacher, Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah Brooklyn, New York

Usher Jacobson Rabbi, The Chevra Synagogue Hempstead, Canada

Menachem M. Junik Rabbi, Beis Gavriel Synagogue, London, England

Yossi Kamman, Director, The Derher Publications Brooklyn, New York

Yosef Y. Kazen, a”h Founder, Chabad in Cyberspace/Chabad.org, Brooklyn, New York

Mendy Kotlarsky Executive Director, Merkos 302, Chabad Lubavitch, Brooklyn, New York

Yaakov Lang Real Estate Investor, Brooklyn, New York

Binyomin Levin Sales Manager, Wells Fargo Mortgage, Brooklyn, New York

Dovid Levin Teacher, Oholei Torah Mesivta/High School, Brooklyn, New York

Mendy Lipskier Owner, Lipskier Real Estate, Brooklyn, New York

Motty Lipskier Director, The Beis Medrash of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York

Eli Loebenstein Broker, AH Realty Company Brooklyn, New York

Berel Majeski Director, Friendship Circle of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York

Neiach Majeski Director, Chabad of Ghana, Accra Ghana

Yossi Pinson Owner, Wellspring Corporate Housing Los Angeles, California

Chaim Raitport Rabbi, Chabad House Caracas, Venezuela

Laizer Raksin Transportation Associate, Oholei Torah, Brooklyn, New York

Dovid Roitblatt CEO, Better Accounting Solutions, Brooklyn, New York

Menachem M Sabbach Director, Chabad of New Caledonia, Noumea New Caledonia

Yosef Salamon Chief Rabbi, Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria

Yisroel Schanowitz Rabbi, Chabad of Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada

Yossi Shemtov Director, Chabad of Tucson, Tucson, Arizona

Eliyahu Schusterman Director, Chabad Intown, Atlanta, Georgia

Eli Slavin Community Liaison, US Congress Member Hon. Yvette D Clarke, Brooklyn, New York

Shimon Susskind Director, Chabad Jewish Center, Vernon Hills, Illinois

Yosef Y. Swerdlov Chabad Hospitality Services of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel

Berry Tzfasman Manager, Tzfaman Jewelers, Brooklyn, NY

Menachem M. Weitman Director, The Jewish Latin Center, New York, New York

Boruch Wolf Director, Chabad Medical Center and Kidney Assist, New Hyde Park, New York

Levi Wolff Rabbi, Central Synagogue, Sydney, Australia

Dovid Zaklikowski Writer and Director of Lubavitch Archives, Brooklyn, New York

Mendel Zarchi Director, Chabad Lubavitch of Puerto Rico, Carolina, Puerto Rico