CHAJ explained

Centrum voor Haagse Jiddisjkeit ‘CHAJ’
Main Classification:Community
Region:North of Europe
Purpose:Promote Jewish culture, identity and heritage in the Netherlands and The Hague, Israel-related programming, and Jewish education
Parent Organization:Nederlands Israëlitische Gemeente Den Haag
Headquarters:The Hague, Netherlands
Leader Title:Rabbi
Leader Name:Shmuel Katzman
Founded Date:2015
Founding Location:The Hague, Netherlands

The Centre for Yiddishkeit in The Hague (Dutch: Centrum voor Haagse Jiddisjkeit; CHAJ) is a non-profit organization promoting Jewish culture, identity, education and heritage in the Netherlands and The Hague. CHAJ has Israel-related programming. CHAJ also functions as a Jewish community centre for the Jewish community of The Hague.

Activities

Chaj also holds Jewish related exhibitions, the first exhibition presents 300 years of Jewish history of The Hague and was open during the yearly Hanukkah celebration.[1]

On January 14, 2016, the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, David Lau, placed a mezuzah at the centre, marking the official opening of CHAJ.[2] [3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Feestelijke Joodse Chanoeka Viering in het Atrium van het Stadhuis . 2016-01-19 . 2016-01-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160125214151/http://www.denhaagdirect.nl/feestelijke-joodse-chanoeka-viering-in-het-atrium-van-het-stadhuis/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Nieuw Joods centrum Chaj officieel geopend in Spaarwaterstraat - Bezuidenhout.nl . 2016-01-19 . 2016-08-23 . https://archive.today/20160823183256/http://bezuidenhout.nl/blog/2016/01/15/nieuw-joods-centrum-chaj-officieel-geopend-in-spaarwaterstraat/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Zondag.