Cambodian Royal Family Celebrates Its First Bat Mitzvah
The daughter of a princess who converted to Judaism comes of age
By Menachem Posner Chabad.org/News, January 9, 2020 - 9:11am
Elior's Family are mainstays of the Las Vegas Jewish Community (Photo: Kang Predi/Teh Ranie)
The giant menorah stood proudly overlooking the pool at the plush Raffles Hotel in the bustling heart of the capital city of Cambodia, Phnom Penh. Facing the crowd of well-wishers stood the who’s who of the royal family, guests from around the world and an Israeli-born Chabad rabbi.
They were there to celebrate the belated bat mitzvah of Elior Koroghli of Las Vegas. her father, Ray (Rahamim), is a Persian Jew, and her mother Susie (Sarah Bracha) is the Washington, D.C. - born granddaughter of HM King Monivong, who ruled Cambodia until his death in 1941...