Chabad House in Nepal vacated after being asked to take down Hebrew signs

(JNS) — The longtime Chabad House in Nepal, in the capital of Kathmandu, has been forced to relocate amid growing pressure from its landlord, who demanded that the Jewish center remove all Hebrew signs, Rabbi Chezky Lifshitz said on Sunday.

The Chabad House, which serves thousands of Israeli and other Jewish travelers each year, has been in place at the site for the last two decades.

“We came under a lot of pressure from the landlord, who started by demanding about a month and a half ago that we remove any Hebrew sign or signs connected to Judaism and Israel, due to concern that he would be id...