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“Then we made an exclusive decision. We had never - nor do we intend in the future - to provide funding for room and board but exclusively to the Jewish educational programs and activities. But this year, we were presented with a choice to either find the means, or to deny the opportunity for an estimated 2,500 children to attend Ohr Avner overnight camps this summer and to be denied what is often the case the only Jewish 24/7 experience for local Jewish children.”
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Faced with this reality, Avi Chai made a unique decision - to provide financial support for summer camps organized by the Ohr Avner Foundation so that they can take place this summer. In addition, despite its own difficult financial situation, the Ohr Avner Foundation, headed by Lev Leviev and Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar - who also serves as the Chairman of the Association of CIS Rabbis - were able to raise funds and complement the contribution made by the Avi Chai Foundation