Ohr Avner Chabad Day School (also known as Chabad Ohr Avner) is an educational complex founded by
Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
religious community of
Jews.
The school was registered for a teaching license on April 25, 2003.
As a part of Ohr Avner Chabad strategy, a special attention is paid to development of spiritual and intellectual studies of every member of the community for further involvement in social infrastructure of
Azerbaijan.
The complex is attended by over 290 schoolchildren and nearly 100 kindergarteners.
During his visit to
Azerbaijan in 2016, Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu attended the school, met with the local Jewish community and gave a speech before students.
References
External links
Jewish Religious Community of Baku "Jews of Azerbaijan"The Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS
See also
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History of the Jews in Azerbaijan
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Mountain Jews
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Qırmızı Qəsəbə, the primary settlement of Azerbaijan's population of Mountain Jews.
Chabad in Asia
Chabad schools
Educational institutions established in 1995
Schools in Baku
Azerbaijani Jews
Azerbaijan–Israel relations
1995 establishments in Azerbaijan
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