Tens of thousands of Satmar Chasidim gather, to commemorate the escape of the Satmar Rebbe, Hagon HaRav Yoel Teitelbaum ZATZAL, from Nazi Germany in 1944. Already a prominent leading Rov in his native Hungary at the onset of World War II, the Rebbe ZATZAL was smuggled out of Hungary

The annual gathering for the Satmar Kehilla took place at the New York State Armory, located at 355 Marcy Ave, Brooklyn, NY.

The event was attended by many dignitaries, VIPs, elected officials and heads of community agencies join together to celebrate this momentous event in Satmar history.

The annual gathering also serves as a dinner and the main fundraising event for the Satmar school system in Brooklyn, which currently has an enrollment of over 13,000 children in their yeshiva and schools and according to reports in the press owns properties valued at over $500 Million throughout the state of New York.

The event, mark the sixty seventh anniversary of the Rebbe’s escape, began at 9 PM and feature an address by the Satmar Rebbe of Williamsburg, HaRav Zalman Teitelbaum Shlita and other Rabbonim and Admorim who attend this special gathering, which has evolved into an annual celebration of Satmar Chasidus.