On Sunday, August 11, was the 77th anniversary of the second largest mass execution of Jews in the FSU by...
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Girl’s Camp Dream Comes True
As a camper, Liora’s dream was to return to Camp Gan Israel of Rostov, Russia, as a counselor. This year, that...
Krasnaya Sloboda: First Kosher restaurant opens in historic village
The idea of a Jewish shtetl or village was all but destroyed during the holocaust and the rise of soviet...
The Rambam’s 14 holy books have been translated into Russian
Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar, happily announced that the Yad HaChazakah, the 14 books written by the Rambam,...
Synagogue walls restored and turned into a museum commemorating the town’s Jewish history
The walls that remained from the synagogue that once stood in Bobruisk, Belarus had stood forlorn, no longer able to...
Chernivtsi: Memorial monument placed on mass grave of pogrom victims
The Jews living in Sadhora [Sadigura], a small shtetl in Ukraine knew no reprieve when the Russians were victorious over...
Memorial Monument is being Erected in Destroyed Jewish Cemetery
The city of Irkutsk, which is located in Eastern Siberia, is steeped in Jewish history. In the 18th century, a...
EnerJew Runs Two Summer Camps: ‘a Smashing Sucess”
Over 260 teenagers from across the FSU came together for ten days of an unforgettable summer vacation at EnerJew camp...
Summer 2019: New Building Dedicated at Moscow’s ‘Gan Israel’ Camp
In a small yet impressive event, a newly renovated building was dedicated in Camp Gan Israel of Moscow’s Istra region....
FJC ‘Gan Israel’ Camps Bring In Summer Fun to FSU Youth
For the 27th consecutive year, FJC is operating Jewish sleep-away and day camps in the FSU this summer. Overall there...