This year’s World Expo, set to be the largest in history, will open May 1 in Shanghai, with 70 million visitors expected.
Representing more than 190 countries and 50 international organizations, the gala event is expected to bring some 100 foreign leaders to the city through Oct. 31.
Last-minute preparations have reached a fever pitch, among the Shanghai Jewish community as well, which expects tens of thousands of people to need its services over the coming months.
The Chabad-Lubavitch run Shanghai Jewish Center, led by Rabbi Shalom and Dina Greenberg, is coordinating with government officials to both provide kosher meals, classes and Shabbat services to visitors, and highlight the region’s century-and-a-half-long Jewish history, Chabad.org reports.
According to a Chabad representative, Shanghai could see upwards of 20,000 additional Jews over the course of the summer. That group is bound to include a host of Jewish diplomats, as well as employees of the international pavilions.
guess what?! i’m the rabbi in shanghai’s daughter, and we are having a BLAST with mendy and sarah around!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they’re REALLY funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WICHTIGMACHER!!!
http://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/1192782/jewish/Shanghai-Jews-Welcome-World.htm
yay Mendy and Sara!!!
we miss you, and N & R are very worried about you lol!
I spent some time at the center, the Rabbi really does an amazing job serving the local and jewish visitors. I know people, that fly into shanghai, just to be at the chabad center. Keep up the amazing work!!
the SECOND time we are on COLlive!!!!!!!
No mention of the Shluchim to the Expo – Rabbi Mendy & Sara Alevsky?
They are working under the Greenbergs, I think they deserve some mention.
rabbi Mendy and sara Alevsky are actually there to greet the millions of visitors , workers and diplomats!
What about the Alevskys?
Go Mendy Go.