Crane falls at Jewish construction site in western Russia
(JTA) — A massive crane crashed down at a site where construction workers are building Russia’s westernmost synagogue and one of the country’s largest Jewish community complexes. The 450-feet yellow crane crashed down last week on the site in Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave located northeast of Poland, as a result of safety violations by the […]
Shavuot Celebrations Inspire FSU Communities
Thousands of Jewish community members throughout the FSU, participated in Shavuot holiday festivities that took place in the beginning of this week. Shavuot celebrations carry a signature mark of all-night learning, milk delicacies and flower decorations. Hence there was no shortage of lectures and engaging study programs, pre-holiday baking and bouquet workshops, children’s activities and ice-cream […]
Darkeinu Goes to Kindergarten
‘Darkeinu’ – FJC’s unique educational curriculum for teaching Jewish tradition to FSU schoolchildren is preparing to launch its first kindergarten program in September. The program will provide a fun and creative way for preschoolers to learn about Jewish heritage and further develop their skills and abilities. Over 80 Jewish kindergartens in the FSU will integrate […]
Life Through a Different Lens: Moscow’s Jewish Film Festival
The Moscow Times | By Ruth Moore Tomorrow is opening night of the Moscow Jewish Film Festival, a cultural event offering Muscovites the chance to become acquainted with the world of Jewish professional cinematography. Over the course of the week, more than 35 films with a focus on Jewish culture will show at leading cultural venues including the Center of Documentary Film, GUM and the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center. Organizers […]
Estonian Jews celebrate their new Torah scroll
By Estonian World The Jewish community of Estonia celebrated the inauguration of their newly-written Sefer Torah scroll that is dedicated to the past, present and future generations of the Estonian Jews. The precious scroll travelled across the country, to be completed by Jews in the places of past and present Jewish dwellings and memorials, before […]
Israeli PM Opens ‘Jewish Life’ Exhibit in Moscow
As part of his official visit to Moscow, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participated in the opening of ‘Jewish life in Russia’ exhibition yesterday. The exhibition, that is taking place in Moscow’s main exhibition hall Manezh, features artifacts from tens of communities and synagogues across Russia, the Jewish Museum in Moscow and other highlights of […]
EnerJew Ambassadors Visit Europe
In yet another creative initiative, the EnerJew youth movement is developing a way to keep the project’s enthusiasm pumping even through the summer, when club members are on a break. ‘EnerJew Ambassadors’ is a pilot program that takes the most active club members in every city on a short but busy trip to Europe, where […]
Historic Synagogue & Jewish Quarter Get-a-“Go”
The site of the to-be-rebuilt synagogue in Kaliningrad, Russia ( former Konigsberg, Germany) will be enlarged to include the creation of an entire Jewish quarter in its historical location, the project organizers said this week. The project is expected to be ready in 2017, after a long stalling period. The rebuilding of the Konigsberg synagogue, […]
Estonian Jews Celebrate New Torah Scroll
The Jewish community of Estonia and the Tallinn synagogue celebrated the inauguration of a new Torah Scroll yesterday. The newly written Sefer Torah is dedicated to the past, present and future generations of Estonian Jews. As such, the precious scroll traveled across the country, to be completed by Jews in the places of past and […]
‘Or Avner’ Celebrates Year’s End
FJC’s 124 ‘Or Avner’ educational institutions, schools and kindergartens throughout the FSU celebrated this week the end of the school year. For hundreds of graduates it means a bittersweet farewell to the warm Or Avner family, as they begin a major new step in life, while for the remaining 6,800 pupils the occasion joyously marks their achievements […]