More than 40 synagogues served the 30,000 Jewish population in the famous “Shtetl” of Zhitomir, West Ukraine, before the days of...
Month: January 2016
Jews welcome in Russia, Putin tells Europe’s Jewish leaders
Russian president Vladimir Putin has met with European Jewish leaders to discuss their concerns over rising anti-Semitism on the continent. During the...
New stunning ‘Or Avner’ Kindergarten opens in Orel
As the winter break comes to an end in Russia, the Jewish community of Orel announces the opening of a new Jewish...
Ukraine plans museum to commemorate Babi Yar
By Julie Masis | The JC.com A museum will be built in Ukraine next year to mark the 75th anniversary...
EnerJew opens a new branch in Briansk, Russia
EnerJew, FJC’s Jewish youth movement across the FSU, announces the opening of a new branch in the city of Briansk, Russia....
Kherson: Jewish youth volunteer to clean cemetery
Youngsters and students from the Jewish community of Kherson, Ukraine, set out last week to show their respect for the deceased members of the...
How a Jewish reporter celebrated Hanukkah at the Kremlin
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK | By Cnaan Liphshiz | JTA MOSCOW (JTA) — Like many tourists in Red Square, I have often wondered what...
Governor of Stalinist ‘Jewish Homeland’ Gets a Bar Mitzvah
New Birobidzhan leader promises to build the city’s first mikvah By Chabad.org Staff Alexander Levinthal, the newly appointed governor...