No reasons to take Schneerson Library out of Russia - ShvydkoyThe Chabad-Lubavitch library in New York has been trying to acquire this library. Background here (second story in the post).
Moscow, March 22, Interfax - The Schneerson Library cannot be taken out to the United States from Russia, presidential envoy for international cultural cooperation Mikhail Shvydkoy told Interfax.
"The Schneerson collection is part of the Russian State Library's collection, which, in turn, is indivisible and cannot be subject to separation," he said.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Schneerson Library update
SCHNEERSON LIBRARY UPDATE: