Gerrer Chassidus recently held its Zer Zahav Melave Malka in the Grand Hotel Bristol in Stresa, Italy, at which Nachman Vidislovsky, CEO of Mosdos Gur, revealed the chassidus� fundraising picture and much more.

Vidislovsky, officials explain, spends over 150 days outside of Israel fundraising annually.

• There are over 50,000 persons in the chassidus today
• Gerrer Mosdos raise over $50 million annually
• The chassidus celebrated 480 chasenahs in 5777
• There were 2,200 births in 5777
• The Rebbe Shlita was sandek more than 680 times in 5777
• Today, there are 2,740 avreichim in kollels
• There are 4,050 bochrim in yeshivos
• There are 6.300 children in talmidei torah
• There 260 yesomim (orphans) R�L
• 4,000 children are registered with the Yad L�Mishpacha program, receiving milk and bread daily
• 2,630 families received Kimcha D�pischa
• 2,300 received clothing
• The Ichud Mosdos� budget is over 100 million shekels without including the Refuah V�Yeshua organization
• Avreichim in kollel receive monthly stipends, payments for child births, and the Yissacher B�Oheleicha program totaling 21 million shekels
• Yeshivos and talmidei torah received 25 million shekels
• Widows and orphans received 7 million shekels for their chasenahs
• Food and clothing distribution of 10 million shekels for Rosh Hashanah
• Kimcha D�pischa of 7 million shekels
• The Yad L�Mishpacha program to provide bread and milk 6 million shekels
• The melave malka in Italy cost over 2.5 million shekels and it raises 12 million shekels

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)