Rabbi Avraham Shemtov

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:rabbi
Chabad-Lubavitch leader
gptkbp:birthYear 1937
gptkbp:child gptkb:Rabbi_Levi_Shemtov
gptkb:Rabbi_Menachem_Shemtov
gptkbp:founded gptkb:American_Friends_of_Lubavitch_(Chabad)_in_Washington,_D.C.
gptkb:Chabad_of_Philadelphia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rabbi Avraham Shemtov
gptkbp:knownFor Advocacy for the public lighting of menorahs
Involvement in the campaign for the return of the Schneerson Library
Close association with the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Yiddish
English
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Chabad-Lubavitch
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableEvent Met with multiple U.S. Presidents
Instrumental in establishing the annual National Menorah lighting on the White House Ellipse
gptkbp:position Chairman of Agudas Chassidei Chabad
Head shliach (emissary) of Chabad in Philadelphia
Chairman of the Board of the Lubavitch educational arm, Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch
Chairman of the National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education (NCFJE)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Batsheva_Shemtov
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chabad_Hasidic_movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6