A New Beginning: Alumim Refugee Orphanage Relocates to Ashkelon
After months of generous hospitality at the JNF Nes-Harim campus, FJC’s ‘Alumim’ Children’s Home and Orphanage of Zhytomyr, Ukraine, is relocating to Chabad’s educational campus in Ashkelon, Southern Israel. Hundreds of the institution’s refugee children, together with many Zhytomyr community members, that have been staying in Nes-Harim ever since their urgent evacuation from West Ukraine, […]
New school year in Ukraine: Classes and Students in Shelters, Others Moved to Zoom
Many schools are operating in shelters, some are completely empty and others have opened with relatively few students compared to previous years. There are also schools that switched to distance learning * A look into the beginning of the new school year in Ukraine. The new school year in Ukraine opened in the shadow of […]
The Once-Festive Sound of Ukraine’s Opening School Bells
Thoughts on opening the school year amidst the trauma and uncertainty Based on an article by Devorah Levenharts | Chabad.org The first day of school was always a big deal in Ukraine, with parents, grandparents and well-wishers coming to watch their children begin another year of academics. But this year, seven months into a horrific […]
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev Dies
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the infamous Soviet Union who took down the Iron Curtain, died at the age of 91. The Federation of Jewish Communities (FJC) said his policies led to the revival of Jewish life in Russia. By COLlive reporter Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and final leader of the Soviet Union (1985-1991) […]
Jewish Relief Network Provides School Supplies for Kids in Ukraine
Children in 35 communities in Ukraine will begin this school year with new backpacks and school supplies provided by FJC’s humanitarian arm, the Jewish Relief Network Ukraine – Chabad. Shelters are needed in many schools as well. This tradition, begun several years ago, is more important than ever, as most families are struggling to make […]
West Ukraine: New Shelter Will Enable Ongoing Educational Activity
Towards the upcoming academic year, FJC’s ‘Or Avner’ Jewish school in the heart of Zhytomyr, has constructed a large and comfortable new shelter, easily accessible to the institution’s hundreds of students and staff in times of crisis. As a result of the prevailing situation in Ukraine, the local government and educational ministry now require all […]
YNET: Jewish Ukrainian refugees looking for a new home again
Fleeing from the inferno in Odesa, 180 children take up residence in Berlin hotel and adopted by local Jewish community but now they must find new accommodations as funds run low Some 400 Jewish refugees from Ukraine who to Berlin amid the crisis in the country are searching for new accommodations after the hotel they […]
Jewish Relief Network Ukraine Working Closely With Chabad Rabbis to Provide Humanitarian Aid
JRNU, the Federation of Jewish Communities’ operational arm in Ukraine, ensures Ukrainian Jews receive food, medicine, housing, programs for children and more. The Jewish Relief Network Ukraine (JRNU) is working to provide support to more than 30,000 people throughout Ukraine, despite the worsening conditions. The New York-based nonprofit organization is working closely with more than […]
Perm: Local Intuitive Leads to Exciting Historical Discovery
When community leader, Rebbetzin Sarah Deitch, took it upon herself to lead guided tours of the ancient Jewish Cemetery, she didn’t expect it to lead to an exciting historical discovery. The Russian city of Perm, located near the Oral Mountains on the banks of the Kama River, boasts an ancient Jewish Cemetery – dating from […]
Israel Finance Minister Visits Relocated Zhytomyr Orphanage
Israeli Minister of Finance Avigdor Lieberman could hardly believe that the smiling children he met on Monday fled from FJC’s Alumim orphanage and children’s home in Ukraine just a few months ago. Israeli Minister of Finance Avigdor Lieberman met with happy and engaged children on Monday. It was hard to believe that just a few […]