Overview
- Chani Lifshitz initially described months of escalating landlord demands, including removing Hebrew signage and rising financial requirements, before an abrupt order to vacate.
- The contents of the longtime center were packed into storage in Kathmandu’s Balaju neighborhood while options for a new location are being reviewed.
- Property owner Saput Sherchand told Haaretz the closure was not about hostility to Israel and said the tenants were habitually late with rent.
- A joint statement reported by Haaretz said the dispute was resolved, and Rabbi Chezky Lifshitz later clarified he did not intend to accuse the owner of antisemitism.
- Sources cited by The Times of Israel said the case stemmed from long-running rent arrears reportedly exceeding $100,000, as the Lifshitzes work to reestablish operations, targeting a new site by late February.