Fourteen Jewish teenage girls, studying in the 6th grade of FJC’s ‘Or Avner’ Jewish school in Odessa, celebrated their Bat-Mitzvah –...
Month: March 2018

Ukraine: ‘Beit Chana’ Participates in National Hebrew Contest
Ukraine’s International Humanities & Education Institute ‘Beit Chana’ took part in the organization of the national contest in the Hebrew...

Darkeinu Olympic Contest Marks 5th Anniversary at the Dnieper Final
Over 8,000 FSU students, from Riga to Khabarovsk have participated in FJC Darkeinu’s educational Olympic contest since the project’s launch...

New Jewish Russian University Opens in Moscow
A state-accredited Jewish Russian University, modeled after Touro College’s Lander Colleges for Men and Women, will open next month in...

FJC and IFCJ Lead Humanitarian Relief Efforts Ahead of Passover in the FSU
Over 100,000 packages of matzah, 75,000 bottles of wine and 35,000 food packages are being distributed by the FJC in...

Passover Campaign Launched to Meet the Needs of Every FSU Jew
Ahead of Passover, the Federation of Jewish communities of the CIS (FJC) is running a fundraising campaign to provide needy...

In frozen Siberia, a small Jewish community is unthawed
On the day an ancient synagogue is returned to the Jews of Tomsk by the Russian government, the caretaker’s grandson...

Dome Installed on the New Koenigsberg Synagogue
Photos by: Alexey Minin A massive 23.5-ton dome was planted on the new Kaliningrad synagogue in Russia last week,...

Purim in the FSU: Tens of Thousands Swept Up in Holiday Spirit
While the Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berl Lazar was fulfilling his duty at the Kremlin last Thursday, listening to...

Jewish Inmates in Russia’s Ryazan Region Get a Synagogue
A Jewish prayer room was opened last week in the Ryazan region penitentiary colony No.6 by FJC of Russia. The...