The German Minister of Family Affairs and Youth, Dr. Kristina Schroder visited the Chabad Kindergarten in Berlin earlier this week, to participate in the dedication of a new nursery school.

At the event, widely covered by Germany's national media, Dr. Schroder received a tour of the facility, and watched a presentation by the children. "This institution is a sign of the growing Jewish life in Germany," she said.

Dr. Gideon Joffe, President of Berlin's Jewish community expressed gratitude to Chabad for the new nursery school, and for contributing to "the growth and development of Jewish life in Berlin."

The Kindergaren was established in 2004 with the support of Or Avner. Three children were enrolled at the time. Today it has grown to a school with an enrollment of 150. Because of the kindergarten's rapid growth, another is scheduled to open after the summer, in Berlin.