Since the military coup in Maniamer, in which the Chabad house was first opened several years ago – tourists cannot enter, and the Chabad house remains without guests • As a result, the apostles moved to Canada
Rabbi Shneor Zalman Reitfort, who served in recent years as a Chabad emissary in the state of Myanmar, finished his position this week – and moved to a new mission in Canada.
The Wrightports made history a few years ago, when they first opened a Chabad house in the country located in the Far East.
The reason for the closure of the Chabad house: since the corona epidemic, it is impossible to enter the country and there are no travelers – so in fact there is almost no activity in the Chabad house.
Also, since the military coup in the country, foreign citizens cannot enter the country at all, but only those who live there permanently.
Myanmar is a country in Southeast Asia. Until 1989, its official name was Burma, and this is still its common name in the international community. The country borders Thailand, Laos, India, China and Bangladesh.
In November 2020, in response to the results of the country’s elections, the Myanmar army led a huge protest against the results in which the party of the country’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi won, and in January 2021, he carried out a military coup during which he arrested the heads of state and human rights activists.
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