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According to Grok:
"History of F.R.E.E. Synagogue (Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe)
The F.R.E.E. Synagogue, officially part of Congregation Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe, is a Chabad-Lubavitch center located at 1383 President Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York. It serves as the headquarters for F.R.E.E., an organization dedicated to supporting Jewish immigrants and refugees from the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
Founding and Origins
1969: F.R.E.E. was founded by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, initially as the Chabad Lubavitch Refugee Center. The goal was to help Jewish refugees escaping Soviet oppression, where religious practice had been suppressed for decades, by providing spiritual, educational, material, and social support to rebuild their Jewish identity.
The organization was the first of its kind in North America and became the largest serving Russian-speaking Jewish immigrants.
Establishment of the Synagogue 1973:
The first Russian-language synagogue in the United States was established at 1383 President Street, in the same building as F.R.E.E.'s new headquarters. This made it a welcoming space for immigrants unfamiliar with traditional synagogue settings due to Soviet anti-religious policies."
I still don't fully grok this usage of the word "frei", actually. I think what it means is that taxis are free to travel here, but that there's some additional meaning... Maybe that taxis have right-of-way?? Maybe even other things are restricted?? If someone who groks German better than I do has an explanation for me, I'd be curious to hear it.
(Note: Such signs aren't only given for taxis, of course... I've seen "etwas frei" signs for a lot of different values of "etwas".)
Meanwhile, I thought the continuous flow of taxis on this one road would make for an interesting yellow light streak. And indeed, there is one. :) (Some of my other photos captured it better, actually... but I like this one best on an overall basis.)
Central Asian populations from the Soviet Union were recruited into various collaborationist units under German command during World War II, primarily through the Ostlegionen (Eastern Legions) and the Turkistan Legion. These forces were composed of Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and Turkmen conscripts and volunteers, many of whom were Soviet prisoners of war or ethnic minorities from occupied territories.
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