Angor Wat in Cambodia.

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.
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Angkor Palace Resort & Spa

By Danny Gocs

THE historic Angkor Wat in the Cambodian city of Siem Reap attracts almost a million visitors a year.

The luxury Angkor Palace Resort & Spa offers the perfect gateway to the historic sites of Angkor Wat, built between the 9th and 14th centuries and hidden from view by the jungle for centuries. Set amidst an 11-hectare estate with landscaped gardens, the hotel offers the serenity of a secluded retreat.

The 259 spacious rooms, suites and villas are furnished with poster beds and inlaid teak floors and have their own balconies overseeing the gardens.
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SARAH FIFE 

Sarah and husband Tim

EACH year on Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), we take time as individuals, and as a community, to remember the Shoah, to honour the survivors, to pay tribute to the victims and to recommit ourselves to having an active part in “never again.”

Since I was a child, I have been privileged to attend and participate in annual Yom Hashoah events in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and, more recently, in Sydney, Australia. While the programs vary from year to year, I can confidently say that I go into each one with a rough idea of what to expect: stories from survivors, candle lightings, poetry, songs, just to name a few. Read the full story