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Kazakhstan's first kosher restaurant opens for business
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Almaty - Kazakhstan's first kosher restaurant opened it's doors for business Wednesday in what Jewish community leaders said was a symbol of their culture's revival in the mainly Muslim Central Asian state.

Kazakhstan, a steppe nation of nomadic roots, has prided itself on being relatively tolerant toward other religions compared with other ex-Soviet states.

Kazakhstan's chief Rabbi Yeshayah Cohen recited a prayer and greeted community members as the brick-and-wood tavern, called "Kosher" and financed by private investors, opened in Kazakhstan's financial capital.



full article: http://www.almatycity.com/index.php?newsid=78

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