From Cambodian Princess to Shabbat Queen
The story of Susie (Sarah Bracha) Koroghli, granddaughter of His Majesty King Sisowath Monivong
By Sasha Friedman Chabad.org, June 21, 2020 - 4:55 pm
Bat Mitzvah at home in Las Vegas, September 2018. (L to R) Matanel, Eliav, Shawn, Elizabeth, Elior, Susie, HRH Sisowath Neary Bong-Nga & Ray.
When the story broke that the daughter of a Cambodian princess was celebrating her bat mitzvah in Phnom Penh, the Jewish world wondered: Who is this Cambodian princess, and how did she become Jewish?
Here is the story of Susie (Sarah Bracha) Koroghli, granddaughter of His Majesty King Sisowath Monivong, who ruled Cambodia from 1927 until his death in 1941...