Jews in Kharkov Celebrate Purim With Pride
Despite and in spite of Purim falling out on March 16th – the date of the controversial referendum in Crimea the Jews in Kharkov came to celebrate the Festival of Victory of Light over Darkness –Purim- in the Kharkov Circus. After weeks of turbulence and demonstrations in Kharkov , the tension reached its peak on […]
Rabbi Lazar asks on Jewish community of Ukraine to be peacemakers, not division factor
Moscow, March 17, Interfax – Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar has called on the Jewish community of Ukraine to help strengthen unity and not let anyone use them for fuelling militant tendencies in Ukraine. “I understand that the Jews of Ukraine, including the heads of Jewish communities, are deeply integrated in the public processes of […]
Welcome to our seventh Newsletter!
The FJC is proud to launch its seventh monthly online newsletter. The new designed and well edited newsletter is planned to appear monthly in your e-mail boxes and to present interesting facts, stories and news about the revival of Jewish life in the FSU. To watch our newest edition, press here: https://fjc-fsu.org/fjcs-newsletter-march-2014/ To join simply enter […]
Rohr Foundation to Assist in Ukraine Relief Effort
The Rohr Foundation has announced a matching grant to help respond to the dire financial difficulties that Jewish communities throughout Ukraine are facing. The foundation will match up to $200,000 in donations to the Ukraine Jewish Relief Fund, an emergency fund that has been created under the auspices of the Federation of Jewish Communities of the […]
Emergency relief now distributed in Ukraine
Thousands of emergency relief food packages are now making their way throughout Ukraine to the homes of thousands of needy Jewish families, children and senior residents who have been harshly affected by the complicated security and financial crisis taking place in Ukraine. The distribution of the food packages is being made possible thanks to the […]
Ukrainian Jewry needs your help immediately!
The turbulent and unstable situation in Ukraine has left the Jewish communities afraid and vulnerable. Local support for the FJC’s ongoing vast Humanitarian Aid lifesaving projects, Jewish Educational network, Heritage programs and communal events, has completely stopped. Food supplies are limited and bank accounts have been frozen across the land. In addition, the Jewish Synagogues, […]
Rabbinic Student From Ukraine, 25, Diligent Scholar and Caring Teacher
Gedalya Grinzaid, a 25-year old rabbinical student from Ukraine, was killed Sunday after being struck by a city sanitation truck in Brooklyn N.Y. He was said to be a diligent student and gentle teacher who dedicated his short life to Torah study and sharing Judaism with others. Grinzaid was born in the twilight years of the Communist Soviet Union […]
Ukraine synagogue hit by firebombs
No injuries but extensive damage after vandals hurl Molotov cocktails at prayer hall in Zaporizhia, southeast of Kiev The firebombs hit the Giymat Rosa Synagogue in Zaporizhia, located 250 miles southeast of Kiev, on the night of February 23, according to a report Monday on the news site timenews.in.ua. The website published photos that showed […]
Tragedy: FJC graduate Gedalya Greenzayed OBM
Twenty five year old Gedalya, graduate of the FJC’s ‘Or Avner’ Jewish school in Vinnitza, Ukraine, was tragically killed after being hit by a garbage truck on the corner of Kingston Ave. and Carroll St., Brooklyn NY on Sunday morning. Gedalya OBM, a well-known and especially beloved member of the Jewish community, was currently studying for rabbinical ordination at the […]
Welcome to our sixth Newsletter!
The FJC is proud to launch its sixth monthly online newsletter. The new designed and well edited newsletter is planned to appear monthly in your e-mail boxes and to present interesting facts, stories and news about the revival of Jewish life in the FSU. To watch our newest edition, press here: https://fjc-fsu.org/fjcs-newsletter-february-2014/ To join simply enter […]