Thousands of Jews of all ages and walks of life, old and young participated this week in a series of...
Month: February 2013
Winter Seminar reveals ‘The Meaning of Life’
Over 100 Jews from the entire region joined the four day ‘Grand Winter Resort’ that took place in Tolyatti, Russia....
Bar & Bat Mitzvah trip to Moscow
After a year of preparations towards their big day, a group of Bar & Bat Mitzvah children from Nizhny Novgorod,...
President Putin visits new Jewish Museum
Moscow, Russia – Russia’s President, Mr. Vladimir Putin, arrived yesterday for a formal visit to the new Jewish Museum. He...
Historical Synagogue to be restored
The remains of the historical Synagogue in the famous Jewish city of Zhitomir, Ukraine – were torn down this week...
Special Bat Mitzvah celebrated with other birthdays
A special event for very special children, took place this week in the Orphanage of the Jewish community of Odessa,...
70 years later: community continues to remember
Rostov, Russia – On February 14th representatives of the Jewish community of Rostov gathered to commemorate the 70th anniversary of...
Chelyabinsk: Jewish Community hit by meteor
“We heard a huge blast, everybody started running, there was panic,” said Rabbi Meir Kirsch, the FJC’s representative in Chelyabinsk,...
Bar Mitzvah Emerges from the Holocaust’s Horrors
When a large number of human bones mixed in with pages containing Hebrew words were discovered at a building site...
Vancouver treats the children of Odessa
Traveling from Vancouver, Washington the JBN group of Jewish businessmen, arrived especially to voluntarily assist in the diagnosis and dental treatment of the needy...