The Shavei Israel organization reported Sunday that Krakow will have its first full-time rabbi in the six decades since the Holocaust. The Jerusalem-based organization dispatched Rabbi Avraham Flaks, 38, to Krakow after Poland's Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich requested that a rabbi be sent to the city. Rabbi Flaks looked forward to his work. “The challenge is immense, as is the responsibility,†Rabbi Flaks said, “but I look forward to working together with the community and its leadership to help keep the flame of Judaism burning brightly in Krakow, particularly among the younger generation of Polish Jewsâ€.More about:Poland, Israelfunction initServerVars() { _headup.clientHost = 'http://newstopics.jpost.com'; _headup.termsFromServer = "Poland's$$Israel"; _headup.annotatedTerms = ['dbpedia:Poland$$1', 'dbpedia:Israel$$1'] _headup.widgetMode = 'snippet'; _headup.snippetButtonStyle = 'banner'; _headup.blackListedUrl = false; } <!-- Terms Count: 2 TTL: 60 Terms From Server: Poland's, Israel DateTime: 6/1/2011 3:10:46 AM -->