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Illustration inspired by the 1943 Merkos cover map: rays radiating from 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn to cities across every continent — Inspired by the cover of the 1943 Merkos report — rays going out from 770 to the whole world.

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c. 1943–1944

Record of Attainments in the Field of Jewish Education — Brief Report and Album

A 66-page report and album published by Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch in the mid-1940s, documenting the early expansion of Chabad's educational work from 770 Eastern Parkway to communities across the United States and around the world. The cover map shows rays radiating outward from Brooklyn to regional and local distributing centers on every continent — the earliest visual expression of the global reach this atlas maps today.

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