''Kathmandu'' is a 2012

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. The series included 13 episodes and was produced by the Israeli company

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. The main characters of the series are "Shmulik" ( Michael Moshonov) and "Mushkie" ( Nitzan Levartovsky) and are based on the lives of Rabbi Chezki Lifshitz and Rebbetzin Chani Lifshitz who are the Chabad emissaries in Nepal.

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Films about Orthodox and Hasidic Jews Films about Chabad Television shows filmed in Nepal Television shows set in Nepal Culture of Kathmandu {{Israel-media-stub

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