Shlomo Cunin
Rabbi Baruch Shlomo Eliyahu Cunin (
Activities
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In 1965, he was appointed by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi
Chabad of California's mission is to reach out to others with acts of goodness and kindness. West Coast Chabad is a community-based nonprofit organization whose efforts are rooted in traditional Jewish values—and many of its programs help the needy regardless of background or belief.[2][3]
West Coast Chabad
Cunin began West Coast Chabad in 1967. Chabad now runs the largest network of nonsectarian educational and social services under Jewish auspices on the West Coast.[citation needed]
West Coast Chabad Lubavitch is a division of
Involvement with Chabad of Russia
Cunin is a member of
Family
Shlomo Cunin married Miriam Loksen on November 19, 1964. They had 13 children together. Shlomo has one brother, Rabbi Pinchas Cunin (d. 2011), who was a rabbi in the Crown Heights Chabad community.[5]
References
- ^ Pool, Bob (December 13, 1989). "Hanukkah Dispute : Menorah in City Hall Shines Light on Controversy". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Greene, Velvl. "West Coast was a challenge to Chabadniks and they defied odds to rekindle faith". Chabad Cronicals. Chabad of California.
- ^ a b "About us" Archived 2013-06-02 at the Wayback Machine. West Coast Chabad Lubavitch.
- ^ "U.S. Senate Asks Yeltsin to Return Sacred Hebrew Texts". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Pinchas Cunin, 72, OBM". COLlive.com. July 11, 2012.