The Jewish community of Abakan, Russia – celebrates the opening of their first Jewish Community Center and Synagogue. The inauguration ceremony...
Month: July 2015
Five ‘Mobile Synagogues’ aim to cross Russia
This summer expedition has already become a tradition. A group of 15 young and ambitious rabbis assembles for a 3-week...
Moscow Bar Mitzvah Project Reaches 50 Pupils
With the aim of reconnecting teenage boys with the Jewish education of their youth, Moscow’s Bar Mitzvah project has already...
Getting the basics down- Easy Jewish Learning Series Launched
Over the past year, a new and unique Jewish learning book and video series was launched by the FJC and LeDorot Publishing....
Jews with synagogues on wheels to visit over 70 cities of Russia
Interfax – The 4h Jewish ethnographic expedition begins at the building of the Jewish Museum and the Tolerance Center in Moscow...
From across the FSU: ‘Darkeinu’ teachers gather in Jerusalem
Forty-five Jewish heritage teachers at the FJC’s ‘Or Avner’ Jewish school network in the Former Soviet Union participated last month...
Russian Jewish community mourns over Nicholas Winton, who saved hundreds of children from the Holocaust
Moscow, July 2, Interfax – Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar on behalf of the country’s Jewish community expresses his...