CHAJ
| Founded | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Founded at | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Purpose | Promote Jewish culture, identity and heritage in the Netherlands and The Hague, Israel-related programming, and Jewish education |
| Headquarters | The Hague, Netherlands |
Region | North of Europe |
Rabbi | |
Parent organization | Nederlands Israëlitische Gemeente Den Haag |
| Website | joodsdenhaag.nl |
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]
Rabbi David Lau at the CHAJ centre in The Hague.
External links[]
References[]
- ^ http://www.denhaagdirect.nl/feestelijke-joodse-chanoeka-viering-in-het-atrium-van-het-stadhuis/
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2016-01-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Zondag".
Categories:
- Jewish Community Center
- Organizations established in 2015
- Organisations based in The Hague
- Buildings and structures in The Hague
- 2015 establishments in the Netherlands
- Jews and Judaism in the Netherlands
- Jewish organizations established in 2015