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'The future of Hungarian Jewry’: Budapest opens synagogue run entirely by teens

The officer holders, board leaders, and event organizers are all local teens. The “oldest” regular worshiper at the sanctuary is youth community emissary Rabbi Tzami Bassman, who is in his early 30s.

  • Budapest's historic Wagon Drivers Synagogue now exclusively for teens, first of its kind worldwide.
  • C-Teen youth organization manages synagogue with EMIH funding and logistical support.
  • Rabbi Tzami Bassman, teen rabbi, emphasizes young leaders' role in Hungarian Jewry's future.

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