The Jewish community of Brest – more commonly known as Brisk – in Belarus, celebrated the historic inauguration of a...
Month: May 2014
Fifty festival events to be held in Moscow “Jewish triangle” on Rabbi Lazar’s jubilee
Moscow, May 23, Interfax – The Moscow Jewish Community organizes fifty festival events for adults and children on the occasion...
Lag Baomer in Kharkov – Despite all odds
Kharkov, Ukraine – Hundreds joined in a celebration of unity and pride in honor of Lag Baomer, with a bigger...
Under tight security, Odessa Jews celebrate Lag Ba’omer
By JTA The participants gathered near the city’s FJC ‘Or Avner’ Jewish school on Saturday evening for a bonfire accompanied...
Jewish Revival Gains Ground With Russia’s University Students
by Rena Greenberg – Bratislava, Slovakia Mikhail Runkin, a 26 year old university student from Yekaterinburg Russia, was nervous. He hadn’t imagined...
Siberian contestants achieve first place
Alina and Tatiana, both from the city of Omsk, are the grand winners of the first historic annual ‘Darkeinu Olympic’ Jewish Heritage...
FJC presents: How to say the Traveler’s Prayer?
New: the FJC is proud to present its new special Video production, sponsored by the Leviev foundation, explaining and visualizing...
Turbulence in Odessa Leaves Dozens Dead; Jewish Community Stays Put
By Dovid Margolin Chabad.org The thick smell of fire and smoke enveloped Rabbi Avraham Wolff and his congregants as they stepped out of the...
Odessa Jewish community mulls emergency evacuation
‘Future looking very violent,’ fears local rabbi; Jewish community hunkers down, tries to ride out the storm. Odessa’s Jews are...
Kharkov Mayor Wakes, Speaks and Begins Recovery at Israeli Hospital
The Jewish mayor of Kharkov, Ukraine, is conscious and recovering at the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, Israel, confirmed Kharkov’s...
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