large group of enthusiastic Jewish students from Odessa, Ukraine visited Israel on a Taglit Birthright trip last week. The students,...
Month: July 2016
Israeli Delegation Visits Zhytomir Jewish Community
A delegation of Israeli Embassy in Ukraine, headed by ambassador Elyav Belotzerkovsky visited the city of Zhytomir last week. After...
Omsk Mikvah, First in Over a Century
A new Mikvah ritual bath opened in Omsk, Siberia on Thursday. This is the first Mikvah to function in the...
Krasnoyarsk Community Energized by Israeli Diplomat Visit
FJC’s Jewish community members in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia were excited to meet Zvi Hefetz, Israeli Ambassador to Russia this week. The...
Russian synagogue with dark past invites Pokemon hunters to toast its revival
(JTA) — By Cnaan Liphshiz As the Pokemon Go phenomenon grows, some institutions connected to European Jewry’s darkest hour have...
Yahad Awards Honor Jewish Youth Leaders
FJC’s Yahad leadership awards were distributed last Sunday at the closing of the Yahad youth forum in Moscow. The first...
EnerJew Day Sweeps FJC Camps
A special day of activities is sweeping FJC’s Gan Israel camps this summer – EnerJew comes to campus to let...
Russian Talmud Translation “Unprecedented Project in Book Publishing”
FJC’s publishing house “Knizhniki” showcased the first results of its massive Talmudic translation project last Sunday: tractate Brachot, published in...
Young Russian Jews Rave Up Moscow
A grandiose youth gathering, organized by the FJC’s Yachad Forum, took place in Moscow over the weekend. About 800 Jewish students, youth...
Khabarovsk: ‘Or Avner’ Graduate Honored by Mayor
FJC’s ‘Or Avner’ Khabarovsk school graduate, Tatiana Chaya Nekrasova, received a medal from the city mayor last week as part...
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