STARS Ukraine Takes Greece by Storm
At the beginning of May, 80 young Jews from Ukraine went on a week-long journey to Greece as part of the STARS Ukraine annual Europe trip for the program’s most excelling students. The participants, aged 18 to 28, came from all over the country for the unique experience. The trip, while being a reward for […]
WWII Ultimate Victory – Providing Jewish Education to the Youth
FSU’s Jewish communities participated in Victory Day events last week that marked 73 years to the end of World War, which, in a considerable part, came about as a result of the Soviet Army’s efforts in defeating Nazi Germany. The war took the lives of at least 15 million USSR citizens, both troops, and civilian, amongst them […]
Chief Rabbi Lau Impressed by Judaism Shining in Moscow
Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi David Lau Visited the Jewish Community of Moscow, paying tribute on the Jewish date of Victory when many of Europe’s Jews were Liberated. Chief Rabbi Lau arrived for a quick visit of 24 hours to Russia’s capital city. He participated in a series of events that marked the Jewish date […]
EnerJew Runs Ten City Seminars for Youth in April, May
The EnerJew Jewish youth movement in the FSU has conducted over ten Shabbaton seminars in the last two months, bringing together more than 400 teenagers for an unforgettable experience of shared heritage, connections, and learning. Shabbaton seminars usually span two to three days from Friday to Sunday and include fun group activities, many educational workshops, […]
Victory Day Celebrated in Russia, Ukraine, other FSU communities
Hundreds of memorial events took place to mark today, May 9th, celebrated in Russia and most of the other FSU countries as Victory Day over Nazi Germany, throughout the region’s Jewish communities. Local Jewish educational institutions – FJC’s ‘Or Avner’ Jewish school and kindergarten network throughout Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan and Jewish colleges […]
Jewish Pride on Display for Lag BaOmer Celebrations in the FSU
Last week, hundreds of Jewish communities across the FSU region ran fun Lag BaOmer activities for their youngest members along with their parents and grandparents, youth and students alike. The activities included bonfires, parades, outdoor sports and recreation, musical and circus performances and were attended by tens of thousands of people. Lag BaOmer is celebrated […]
1 Concert, 6 Weddings and Lots of Amazed Austrians – EuroStars Journey Sweeps Over Europe
By Sveta Raskin The streets of the small Austrian town of Ried were quiet and empty after sunset, its residents getting ready for the night’s rest, except for the music coming from a huge tent by the town lake, a tent that appeared out of nowhere a few days before and now hosted something extraordinary: […]
THE TYCOON WHO DONATED HALF A BILLION DOLLARS TO JEWISH CAUSES
Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia awards billionaire Roman Abramovich for his key role in developing Jewish life. BY TAMARA ZIEVE | The Jerusalem Post Russian businessman Roman Abramovich had poured half a billion dollars into Jewish communities in Russia, Israel and other countries around the world, over the past 20 years, The Federation of Jewish […]
EuroStars 2018 Trip Kicks Off This Week
A delegation of almost 1,000 Jewish college students from Russia will be visiting Switzerland, Austria, and Poland this week, as part of their EuroStars trip, organized by YAHAD, FJC’s young adult programs platform. The trip comes as a reward for the weekly Jewish heritage classes that the participants engaged in throughout the year. The trip, […]
1,100 Russian Jews to hear at Auschwitz about Polish rescue, betrayal of Jews
By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — Russia’s main Jewish group is sending its largest delegation ever to the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz in Poland, where participants will hear about Polish bravery but also complicity in the Holocaust, a top rabbi from Moscow said. The Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia will send 1,100 teenagers and […]