Speaker of the Israeli Knesset Joins FJC’s Youth Forum
Speaker of the Israeli Knesset Yuli Edelstein visited Moscow last week, where he spoke at the Russian Parliament and later met with the heads of the country’s Jewish communities and participated in FJC’s YAHAD youth forum. Mr. Edelstein was invited to speak at the Russian parliament (Duma) by his Russian counterpart, Valentina Matvienko, who is […]
New Season For FSU’s Jewish Summer Camps in Full Swing
With summer vacations already in full swing across the former Soviet Union, FJC’s Gan Israel summer youth camps are taking place all over the region’s map. This year about 45 camps are expected in seven FSU countries. As every summer for the last 26 years, Jewish children aged 5-15 are welcomed, with camp tuition-free or […]
A “Make-Over” for Jewish Life in Birobidzhan Underway
FJC’s Birobidzhan Jewish community, located in the historic Jewish Autonomous region in Russia’s Siberia will soon get the first mikvah ritual bath in the region’s history. The mikvah is part of a larger construction project that promises to help Jewish life in Birobidzhan flourish. The project, which is set to become the city’s new community […]
10th Anniversary Graduates at Odessa Jewish University
FJC’s Odessa Jewish University celebrated the graduation of its senior class last week, marking the program’s 10-year anniversary. The 17 new graduates received diplomas in finance, pre-law, graphics, education, and psychology – all prestigious degrees that will help their holders down the road. Along the way the graduates also continued to learn about Jewish tradition […]
Knizhniki Presents at Jerusalem Book Fair
FJC’s Knizhniki publishing house exhibit was one of the highlights at the International Book Fair in Jerusalem recently, attracting a wide and enthusiastic audience. Knizhniki, which publishes Jewish literature of many types and styles in Russian, also hosted gallery talks and book presentations, two in Jerusalem and two in Tel Aviv. “This is our fifth […]
Nineteen New Rabbis Ordained in Moscow
Nineteen rabbinical students graduated from the High Torah Yeshiva Academy in Moscow last week. The new graduates will now be able to serve Jewish communities in dozens of cities throughout Russia and the FSU as rabbis and community leaders. The students received their rabbinical ordinations after years of study and final examinations in a moving […]
EnerJew Summer Camp Prepares for Action
As the school year across the FSU region has come to an end, the EnerJew movement’s weekly club meetings in its 39 cities are also taking a break for summer vacations. Most of the cities have already celebrated the end of the season with memorable and colorful “EnerJew-style” activities. That does not mean, however, that […]
Jewish Film Festival Opens in Moscow
FJC-sponsored 3rd annual Jewish Film Festival opened in Moscow yesterday, with hundreds of people in attendance of what has become one of the top cinematography events in the Russian capital over the last years. The festival goes on till the 20th of June, and will showcase over 50 films, most of which have never been […]
Unique Jewish Children’s Center Opens in Krasnoyarsk
A new children education center opened its doors in FJC’s Jewish community of Krasnoyarsk, southern Russia yesterday. The center, designed by Israeli architects, includes a children’s tolerance museum, a Sunday school, a well-equipped gym for sport activities, an auditorium and dance studios. It also hosts an interactive exhibit “Museum-Lectorium” that allows all children to become […]
Two New Gifts for the Community of Orenburg
The Jews of Russia’s far-East city of Orenburg rejoiced last week as the community celebrated two festive occasions ahead of the Shavuot holiday: a new Torah scroll for their synagogue and the inauguration of a new FJC’s ‘Or Avner’ kindergarten that will welcome its first little patrons in September. The occasions, both of which were […]