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Mayor Ben West’s tour of Kfar Chabad in central Israel, 1960 November

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Mayor Ben West’s tour of Kfar Chabad in central Israel, 1960 November

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Title	Mayor Ben West’s tour of Kfar Chabad in central Israel, 1960 November
Personal name	West, Ben, 1911-1974
Topical entry	Mayors--Tennessee--Nashville Habad--Israel--History--Sources Hasidism--Israel--History--Sources Jews--Social life and customs
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources Kefar Ḥabad (Israel)
Description	A photo related to Nashville Mayor Ben West’s tour of Kfar Chabad, when he traveled to the Chabad circa November 1960. Kfar Chabad was established in 1949 and the first inhabitants were mostly immigrants from the Soviet Union, survivors of World War II and Stalinist oppression. The Chabad is located just outside Lod and about 8 km southeast of Tel Aviv, it serves as the headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch Chassidic movement in Israel. It includes agricultural lands as well as numerous educational institutions. Mayor Ben West was in office as mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1951 to 1963. Forms part of Record Group 3, Metro Davidson County Photographer. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	1960-11
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 3 9041 Ben West trip to Israel village of Kfar Chabad Nov1960 001
Relation	Record Group 3
Coverage	1960-1969
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Metro Archives, Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG3