NEW YORK — Chabad-Lubavitch will open its first outreach centre in Cambodia.

The international Chasidic movement has announced it will send two rabbis to the south-east Asian nation to open a Chabad House in Phnom Penh, the capital city.

Rabbi Yosef Kantor, who is based in the Thailand capital Bangkok, said: “The Jewish community in Phnom Penh is much like any other in our part of the world. It’s an eclectic mix of business travellers, Israeli expatriates and backpackers travelling across Asia after serving their terms in the Israel Defense Force.”

Some 100 to 150 Jews are living in Phnom Penh.

Chabad-Lubavitch has Chabad Houses around the world that provide Jews with religious services and assistance.

JTA