Living Torah Archives

Rabbi Shimon Lazaroff is the regional director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Texas. In 1973, when President Zalman Shazar of Israel was in Houston, Rabbi Lazaroff was among the local Jewish leaders invited to meet him at the airport. On the Rebbe’s advice, Rabbi Lazaroff took up the invitation and reminded President Shazar of his roots in Chabad.

On his first presidential visit to the United States, President Zalman Shazar of Israel visits the Rebbe.

Mr. Dan Patir served as advisor to several Israeli leaders. He accompanied President Shazar on a historic visit to the Rebbe in 1966.

A visit to the Rebbe by the President of Israel, Zalman Shazar.

Israeli President Zalman Shazar visits the Rebbe on Taanis Esther, and stays for the Megillah reading in 770.

President Zalman Shazar of Israel participates at the Rebbe’s Farbrengen honoring 12 Tammuz.