Tbilisi: Academic Collaboration to Boost Jewish Education
The Grigol Robakidze University of Georgia has signed a cooperation agreement with FJC’s ‘Or Avner’ Jewish school of Tbilisi, enabling its high grade students to integrate into academic studies while still attending high school. The students will be able to choose from a number of leading study courses and enhance their achievements. Under the leadership […]
Siberia: At Minus 28 Degrees Celsius, a new Torah Scroll Inaugurated in Novosibirsk
A day to rejoice in Novosibirsk. In a festive event, a new Torah scroll was brought into the city’s “Beit Menachem” synagogue. Taking place at minus 28 degrees Celsius, the inauguration of the new Torah scroll in Novosibirsk can easily enter the Guinness Book of Records for the coldest Torah inauguration ceremony in history. Despite […]
University Students Discover the Jewish Perspective to Charity and Kindness
Students from Moscow’s University of Sociology came to learn and volunteer at the Shaarei Tzedek Chesed Center in the Marina Roscha neighborhood. It ended with a memorable moment with their professor. Photography: Levi Nazarov Dozens of students from Moscow’s University of Sociology came to learn and volunteer at the Jewish Shaarei Tzedek Chesed Center in […]
Kristallnacht Commemoration at Kaliningrad Historic Synagogue
Attended by the German consul and additional dignitaries, the Jewish community of Russian Kaliningrad (formerly German Königsberg) gathered for an emotional event commemorating the night in which the unique synagogue – rebuilt 80 years later – was burned to ashes by the Nazi regime. “In this exact location, 84 years ago,” said Rabbi Avraham Baruch […]
Remains of Jewish Children Murdered During Holocaust Brought to Rest in Shklov
Recently discovered bones of Jewish children, murdered during the Nazi invasion to Belarus, were brought to rest in the historical Jewish shtetl of Shklov. The event was attended by dignitaries, government and military representatives, the Chief Rabbi of Mogilev, and members of the region’s Jewish community. “During the Holocaust,” explains Rabbi Mendel Alperowitz, the Chief […]
EnerJew School of Madrichim Opens New Exciting Season
FSU’s Jewish Youth Movement, EnerJew, continues its powerful mission to create and design the next generation of Jewish leaders across the Former Soviet Union and launches yet another season of its legendary ‘School of Madrichim’ seminar, this time in Moscow’s center of Jewish life. More than forty carefully selected Jewish teenagers from Belarus, Russia, and […]
Urgent Relief to Freezing Ukrainians Plunged Into Darkness
Lack of electricity, running water and gasoline after attacks on infrastructure create a humanitarian crisis A massive wave of airstrikes targeting power grids around Ukraine plunged much of the nation into darkness Wednesday. From small villages to big cities, people are hunkering down and trying to cope as best they can in the freezing-cold darkness, […]
30 Tons of Winter Clothing for Ukraine Collected in London
Life-saving wear to be distributed by the Jewish Communities and Chabad centers in Ukraine They gathered by the dozens inside Mill Hill Synagogue in London on Nov. 13, spurred by reports that people in Ukraine are facing the choice between heating or food this winter. Their numbers were dwarfed by the mounds and mounds of large garbage […]
History in Kaliningrad: The New Synagogue Museum Opens its Doors
A new museum, commemorating the unique and rich history of the Jewish community of Prussian Königsberg – now Russian Kaliningrad – throughout the generations, has recently opened its doors to the general public in a festive ceremony attended by dignitaries and community members. The new museum is located within the city’s historic rebuilt synagogue, which […]
Ukraine-Germany: Jewish University Continues to Operate Despite Crisis
Despite the ongoing and life-endangering crisis, the Jewish University of Odesa continues to provide excellent academic studies, via the internet, to dozens of refugee students residing in Berlin, together with the many who remain in Odesa. The classes and study topics include criminal and civil law, foreign languages, philosophy, finance and economics, high tech and […]