Azeri president opens education center for Jewish children
BAKU – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Monday inaugurated the Chabad Ohr Avner education center for Jewish children in Baku.
Accompanied by First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva, President Aliyev cut the ribbon symbolizing the official opening of the 450-seat center and then viewed the facility.
The state-of-the-art center has a building with 30 classrooms. It also houses a Jewish history and culture center and a library.
Lev Leviev, President of the Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS and head of the Ohr Avner Foundation, praised the Azerbaijani government’s care for the Jewish community in Azerbaijan and called the country an example of tolerance.
Mehriban Aliyeva, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, UNESCO and ISESCO goodwill ambassador, was presented with an award for her contribution to developing tolerance and inter-religious dialogue in Azerbaijan.
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