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Satmar Bikur Cholim ביקור חולים דסאטמאר

Satmar's bikur cholim, founded in Williamsburg in 1956, bringing food to Jewish patients in hospitals.

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Satmar Bikur Cholim (Bikur Cholim D'Satmar) is a New York non-profit that aids Jewish patients in New York hospitals; according to its website it delivers 2,000 meals to patients every week. It was founded in 1956 in Williamsburg, in the young Satmar community of Holocaust survivors led by Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum; food was first prepared in a home kitchen and delivered to hospitalized Jews nearby. It is known for helping all Jews regardless of background, and runs "Bikur Cholim rooms" in hospitals stocked with kosher food.

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  1. 1https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satmar_Bikur_Cholim
  2. 2https://www.satmarlbc.org/about

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