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Rabbi Shneur Chaim Gutnick was considered the unofficial Chief Rabbi of the entire country. | Rabbi Shneur Chaim Gutnick was considered the unofficial Chief Rabbi of the entire country. | ||
Chabad in Australia | == Chabad in Australia == | ||
The first Chabad chasid to come to live in Australia was Rabbi Moshe Zalman Feiglin who was among the chasidim of the Rebbe Rashab and settled in the town of Shepparton where he established a small Chabad community around him. At that time, the state of Judaism in the country was extremely poor, and the Rebbe Rashab commented on the activities of Rabbi Feiglin: "The Holy One, blessed be He, sent the English to Australia to settle it, and Rabbi Feiglin to bring Yiddishkeit there." Rabbi Feiglin worked there alone for decades, until in 5699 (1939) the Rebbe Rayatz sent Rabbi Azriel Zelig Slonim to also open Chabad institutions in the country. | The first Chabad chasid to come to live in Australia was Rabbi Moshe Zalman Feiglin who was among the chasidim of the Rebbe Rashab and settled in the town of Shepparton where he established a small Chabad community around him. At that time, the state of Judaism in the country was extremely poor, and the Rebbe Rashab commented on the activities of Rabbi Feiglin: "The Holy One, blessed be He, sent the English to Australia to settle it, and Rabbi Feiglin to bring Yiddishkeit there." Rabbi Feiglin worked there alone for decades, until in 5699 (1939) the Rebbe Rayatz sent Rabbi Azriel Zelig Slonim to also open Chabad institutions in the country. | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* Historical film: The pioneer period in the activities of the Shluchim in Australia | * Historical film: [https://col.org.il/news/124840 The pioneer period in the activities of the Shluchim in Australia] | ||
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