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Rabbi Makes the Rounds of African Heads of State

January 23, 2008
As part of a tour of African Jewish communities, Rabbi Shlomo Bentolila, the Kinshasha, Congo-based executive director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Central Africa, met with the chief executives of Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Niger. He discussed the state of their countries’ Jewish communities and answered questions about Judaism.
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Rabbi Shlomo Bentolila’s first stop in his three-country tour of African Jewish communities was in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where he was received by President Laurent Gbagbo.
Rabbi Shlomo Bentolila’s first stop in his three-country tour of African Jewish communities was in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where he was received by President Laurent Gbagbo.

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Andy Lipson Israel April 9, 2023

I realize this article is now 15 years old. Where can a gentile in Burkina Faso go to learn more about Judaism? Reply