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‘Lost a brother’: Chabad community vows to press on with outreach after emissary’s killing

In Crown Heights, Brooklyn, home of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement’s world headquarters, community members expressed shock, grief and determination following the murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan in Abu Dhabi.

Chabad Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Jan. 9, 2024. (Luke Tress)

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