For Chabad, declaring a "historic day and the beginning of a new era between Israel and the United Arab Emirates" is nothing new.
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Quietly, quietly, there has been a Chabad house in Dubai for 9 years.
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At the time, because of the danger, the emissaries arrived in Dubai as tourists with American passports and worked in secret. Today, even Saudi princes are aware of their activities among Jews in the United Arab Emirates.
""There are approximately 1,500 Jews living in the United Arab Emirates, scattered throughout all seven emirates," says the envoy in the country.
The community synagogue is open on weekdays, Saturdays and holidays.
Initially, the prayers were held in a large apartment on the 32nd floor of a luxury residential building, overlooking the artificial island of Jumeirah, but today they have a magnificent, bustling building.
They operate a Jewish school where 45 children attend.
""It's very moving to see little children singing 'Ma Nishtana', and it's unbelievable to see them learning the weekly Torah," says the messenger.
